Firefighters Updated on Sprinkler Response
Fire Inspector Ivan LaGrand of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department knows too well the importance of building fire suppression systems. He understands that there is often a disconnect between the original design and installation of a system and the fire department that may arrive to fight a fire alongside that system, some years later.
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WHAT DOES A FIRE SURVIVOR REALLY WANT?
Fire fatalities and injuries still occur for existing non-sprinklered multi-family buildings in Texas. After a fire, many times the rebuild does not include fire sprinklers as existing building codes for rebuilding are unclear and ambiguous where the threshold lies for “bringing it up to code”.
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MINNESOTA CHAPTER HOLDS 24TH ANNUAL BURN AID GOLF TOURNAMENT
Members and supporters of the Minnesota Chapter of NFSA and the Burn Aid Foundation met on September 14th for the 24th Annual Burn Aid Charity Golf Tournament.
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From the Phoenix Files Series – Furniture Barn
Like the fabled Phoenix bird of ancient mythology, new life and vigor rises from the ashes, and the Furniture Barn, at 1389 University Avenue West in Saint Paul is an example of the ravages of uncontrolled mobs and uncontrolled fire, persistence and resilience, and another shining example of the value of fire sprinklers!
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