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Solar Panel Cause of Fire at Webster Groves High School

By in Green Maltese at May 20, 2013 at 5:27 pm
WEBSTER GROVES • Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire Saturday on the roof of Webster Groves High School, officials said. The fire broke out about 1:45 p.m. The cause has not yet been determined, but Webster Groves Battalion Chief Tom Yohe said it… Read More »

New NIST Laboratory to test Net-Zero Home

By in Green Maltese at September 20, 2012 at 3:12 pm
The following information was released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): NIST Unveils Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility to Improve Testing of Energy-Efficient Technologies In a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, the … Read More »

Green Construction & Building a Brighter Future

By in Green Maltese at July 16, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Before I share a special guest article.I would like to invite everyone to join me this Friday at Firehouse Expo  @Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, MD I am very excited and honored to be teaching this year. Green Building Construction For The… Read More »

New codes help firefighters fight a fire in Southeast Portland home equipped with solar panels

By in Green Maltese at April 10, 2012 at 11:31 pm
[caption id="attachment_837" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Picture is from http://www.housesolarenergy.net/"][/caption] Portland Fire  RescueFirefighters knocked down a fire in a house with solar panels — which can’t be turned off — … Read More »

Safety inspectors fine fire inspector for not using safety device while inspecting home’s solar panels to keep firefighters safe. Got that?

By in STATter911.com at December 22, 2011 at 4:35 pm
Front page newspaper picture prompts Santa Rosa Fire Department fine. Read More »

Photovoltaic Systems & Firefighter Safety a New UL study

By in Green Maltese at December 19, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Do you know what Photovoltaic (PV) is?             [caption id="attachment_606" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Photo from UL study for Firefighter Safety and Photovoltaic Systems"][/caption] What are the safety hazards with PV?… Read More »

Colorado is the First Market for Launch of the Revolutionary DOW POWERHOUSE(TM) Solar Shingle

By in Green Maltese at October 14, 2011 at 10:02 pm
This post is dedicated to my brother and sister firefighters from Colorado. Solar shingles are solar panels incognito. Instead of mounting on your roof, they become your roof or integrate seamlessly with the existing roof shingles. Read More »

Indianapolis International Airport solar farm

By in Green Maltese at September 20, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Local firms will play key part in creation of one of the largest airport solar farms in North America INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) announced today that it has selected ET Energy Solutions, LLC to develop a solar farm on In… Read More »

Firehouse Podcast on some Green Issues

By in Green Maltese at September 15, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Just wanted to share this with you, in case you hadn't listened yet? Fire Marshal's Corner: FM Global Report on Green and Sprinklers and the Dangers with Photovoltaic Units Ed Comeau and Mike Love look at two perspectives of the impact of fires on th… Read More »

GO PURDUE!!

By in Green Maltese at August 27, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Green Maltese was able to go on another fun educational field trip again! This field trip was to  West Lafayette to Purdue University to visit the Team Purdue IN Home open house. The  INHome is a part of the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar … Read More »

Solar Power in the Wabash Valley area

By in Green Maltese at August 11, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Solar power is only in California and southwestern states. This statement is the most common one I hear from people in the Midwest. However that is far from the truth. As a matter of fact I have visited two local solar installers in central Indiana. Read More »

FRI 2011

By in Green Maltese at June 24, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Fire- Rescue International 2011 is just around the corner. Even through it looks like I will not be able to attend this year. I wanted to give a shout out to some friends of mine that will be there. The following are classes that  I would recommend… Read More »

Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department New Green Fire Station

By in Green Maltese at June 12, 2011 at 11:07 pm
A Clay County fire department is starting construction on a new fire house. The Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department broke ground on the $1.5 million project. Federal stimulus money is paying for most of it. Posey Township collected donations to cover its portion of a quarter-million dollars. The new fire house will provide more room for newer fire trucks. It will also have living quarters for the volunteers and be energy efficient. "Thick insulated walls, it's going to have solar panels to generate some electricity. It's going to have solar panels to heat some of the water. We're going to catch all the rain water and use it for geothermal heating and cooling," says Posey Township Volunteer Fire Chief Larry Tempel. Read More »

Modern Roofs the Truckie Nightmare

By in Green Maltese at May 30, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Modern Roofs the Truckie Nightmare Presentation Summary The presentation will include an intense and concentrated examination of trends and methods in modern building construction with an emphasis on roofs, their direct relationship on vertical ventilation, structural firefighting operations, and firefighter survivability. Inherent roof construction features and hazards that directly influence truck company work will be the main focus of this program. Read More »

Remodeling Green

By in Green Maltese at April 26, 2011 at 11:41 pm
Greetings to all, I have been having computer troubles so haven't posted in awhile. So this will be a short post about remodeling your home green. It will consist of two videos. Please enjoy and think about how the following building materials used wil… Read More »

USED SHIPPING CONTAINERS BEING USED IN GREEN CONSTRUCTION

By in Green Maltese at April 17, 2011 at 8:05 pm
The majority of firefighters today associate used shipping containers with Live Fire training. However many designers, builders and eco organizations have another idea for the use of these used containers. Why not turn one of the world strongest mobile structures into your next home or office? After all these container were built to withstand built to withstand typhoons, tornados,hurricanes and even earthquakes. One or more of these incredible steel modules are the safest superstructure for a home, school, office, apartment, dormitory, storage unit, emergency shelter. ...where would you rather be in a storm, hurricane or earthquake? I think in a room made of strong Corten steel Read More »

INDIANA’S LARGEST SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT

By in Green Maltese at April 12, 2011 at 2:33 pm
The power of the sun will be harnessed later this month to produce solar electricity on a size and scale never before seen in Indiana. Starting April 29, an array of 6,152 solar panels, installed last winter on the roof of a federal office building, will create more than 2 megawatts of electricity an hour, enough to power about 1,000 homes. Solar energy in the U.S. » In 2010, the U.S. solar market grew 67 percent in value, reaching $6 billion, up from $3.6 billion in 2009. » Solar electric installations last year totaled 956 megawatts to reach a cumulative installed capacity of 2.6 gigawatts Read More »

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