Posts Tagged: Sprinklers
State FF’s Launch “Faces of Fire” Campaign
West Ashley Patch
IRMO -- Firefighters from around the state gathered in Irmo to kick off a campaign aimed at educating the public on the life-saving benefits of fire sprinkler systems for homes in all national model codes. (more...)
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Where’s the outrage? Oh, that’s right this is the price of freedom. Stupid Dave gets riled over early video of another conflagration & forgets it’s the American way.
God bless America and the homebuilders who are fighting each day to keep us free.
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Apartment Building Burns Quickly; Sprinklers Unable to Help
Independent Mail.com
ANDERSON COUNTY -- Some parts of a 24-unit apartment building in Anderson still smoldered Thursday as investigators grappled with how it could have gone up in flames so quickly. Building 100, one of 10 buildings in the W…
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Western Maryland Firefighters refuse to help Habitat for Humanity build home to honor heroes. But they did it for a good cause
Washington County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association withdraws its support
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Fire Safety Videos for students with Disabilities
The Michael H. Minger Foundation is working on a grant to develop fire safety information for college students with disabilities. As part of this grant we have been developing a series of videos looking at fire safety for students with visual, heari…
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Must see video: Banning sprinklers & allowing fireworks. Some not so random thoughts about freedom for Independence Day. Plus, some 1990s FDNY July 4th videos.
Is the freedom to injure, burn and maim what our founding fathers had in mind?
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Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire; Final NIST Report Issued
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its final report on its study of the June 18, 2007, fire at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C., that trapped and killed nine firefighters, the highest number of firefigh…
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Sprinkler Assists in Nursing Home Fire
MYRTLE BEACH -- Firefighters from Horry County Fire Rescue responded to a fire Tuesday morning at the Brightwater Skilled Nursing Facility, in Myrtle Beach.
Crews were called out at 2:39 a.m. to a fire that began in the laundry room area of the nursin…
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P.G. Working:
Landover – no, Hyattsville…uh, Kentland? FedEx Field? Capitol Heights?…Ritchie?
Townhouse fire goes to two alarms as exterior fire runs all three floors and the exposures.
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Residential Fire Sprinkler Comparison
If this doesn't illustrate the live-saving capability of residential sprinklers, I don't know what else to tell you. You can dry things off after they get wet. You can't unburn your family or your home.
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30-years-ago: MGM Grand fire in Las Vegas kills 85 people & injures 700.
Videos and reports on the deadly fire.
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Residential Fire Sprinklers: A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH FOR COMMUNITIES
Residential Fire Sprinklers: A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH FOR COMMUNITIES
Residential Fire Sprinklers…A Step-By-Step Approach for Communities (Second Edition) – National Fire Sprinkler Association and International Association of Fire Chiefs – ha…
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Taking it to the Streets; “Redefining the Fire Ground” Rescheduled
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Wednesday Night’s Program has been postponed due to Emergent Server issues at BlogTalkRadio.
The Program has been r…
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Taking it to the Streets; “Redefining the Fire Ground” Rescheduled
Many would argue that the fire ground doesn’t need to be “redefined”; that the way we do business in the Streets is just fine and that the American Fire Service knows how to get the job done, at any cost.
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Sleep with a Firefighter Every Night
The video speaks for itself...Click over to the FireGeezer for an insightful look at how this video came to be and the lady behind the concept Vina Drennan, HERE
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Taking it to the Streets; “Redefining the Fire Ground”
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For a Rockin’ Hot Time, Tune in this coming Wednesday night, November 3rd to FireFighter NetCast.com and Taking it to t…
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NIST Study on Charleston Furniture Store Fire Calls for National Safety Improvements
Major factors contributing to a rapid spread of fire at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C., on June 18, 2007, included large open spaces with furniture providing high fuel loads, the inward rush of air following the breaking of windows and a lack o…
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New NFPA campaign puts a face on the lifesaving impact of home sprinklers
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced the Faces of Fire campaign, featuring personal stories of those who have been affected by fires in the home. Faces of Fire is a tool to promote the required installation of fire sprinklers …
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Standpipe or Not?
Not all of the stairwells have standpipes in them. Most were typical connections with a valve and 2 1/2 inch connection. As you can see in this picture, this one was not a typical seen in a stairwell.
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Fire Safety on the Yorktown
Sprinklers recommended for popular aircraft carrier.
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More from Calgary: Raw video of 3-alarm fire. Officials say new code could have kept spread of fire in check.
Officials believe the updated building code requiring sprinklers in attics would have made a significant difference in the spread of Thursday's fire.
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Mercy Hospital Fire 1950 Kills 41-Davenport, IA
Another history lesson that helps to prove fire sprinklers save lives. Learn from our past without repeating it.
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Quick Takes
Tuesday's Quick Takes includes: Jacksonville firefighter shot & killed; Early video from Virginia townhouse fire; Don't Panic Foundation; New Haven promotions move another step toward reality; Free sprinklers for group that opposes them; Not guilty plea from former Long Island chief; Two-alarm house fire in Pennsylvania.
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If they had only walked next door for a chat. Large fire last year in the UK had a powerful visual message.
If it is true a picture is worth a thousand words, then I will just shut up.
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NFPA Responds to Flawed Justifications for Proposals RB53, RB54, RB56 and RB57
NFPA Responds to Flawed Justifications for Proposals RB53, RB54, RB56 and RB57 from IRC Fire Sprinkler Coalition. The National Fire Protection Association has analyzed substantiation statements by anti-sprinkler interests in their proposals to diminish …
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