Despite growing interest in home fire sprinkler systems across the U.S. and Canada, unrealistic myths and other inaccurate information about home fire sprinkler technology persist. When questions arise, the local fire service is typically the first point of contact for consumers, homebuilders, public works employees and local officials. If you’re in the line of fire, [...]
Dramatic Home Fire Sprinkler Demonstration to Kick Off First-Ever North American Fire Sprinkler Expo
WHO: North Las Vegas Fire Department, Clark County Fire Department and the national nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) WHAT: The two fire departments and HFSC will host a live, side-by-side fire and sprinkler burn demonstration for the public. The demonstration will feature two simulated rooms that are similarly furnished, however, one will be protected [...]
Fire Strikes Brand New House, Destroying It and a Lifetime of Memories
On a chilly autumn morning in 2006, Mayer Fistal was in the kitchen of his new home having just used the propane stove in the den for the first time. His wife, Sheri, was heading to the basement to get breakfast for their overnight guests. Suddenly, Sheri noticed a light coming from the living room [...]
New Stipends Help Fire Departments Educate Future Homebuilders, Architects and the Public about Home Fire Sprinklers
Through funding from a U.S. FEMA Fire Prevention & Safety Grant, the nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) will offer two new stipend programs to U.S. fire departments looking to increase home fire sprinkler education within their communities. One of the two stipend programs this year is a completely new concept in home fire sprinkler [...]
Fire Marshal Stretches HFSC Stipend to Reach and Educate More than 1,000 in His Community
Sanford (Maine) Fire Marshal Peter Cutrer knows all about stretching a budget. He worked under a spending freeze for two years in a fire prevention bureau that’s been cut down to a staff of one – just Cutrer. So when he learned that HFSC had awarded Sanford a $1,000 BUILT FOR LIFE Fire Department (BFLFD) [...]
HFSC Features Updated Game Show and Fire Sprinkler Advocate Builder in Booth at International Builders’ Show 2013
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) hosted an 800-square-foot booth at the 2013 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas. Nearly 50,000 were in attendance, many stopping by the HFSC booth to learn more about home fire sprinklers and the marketing benefits fire sprinklers provide when trying to sell new homes. This year, HFSC [...]
HFSC Uses Radio to Expand Outreach to Real Estate Agents
Real estate agents are primary sources of information for consumers who are looking to buy a home, which means that well-educated real estate agents help create educated homebuyers. For that very reason, the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) targets real estate agents with information and educational materials that help them understand how home fire sprinklers [...]
HFSC Educates Public Officials at National League of Cities Convention
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition recently attended the National League of Cities “Congress of Cities & Exposition” in Boston and spoke with public officials from across the nation about the life-saving, economic and environmental benefits of home fire sprinklers. Many attendees were aware that home fire sprinklers are now in the national building codes and [...]
New, Free Tools to Clear Up Confusion About Residential Sprinkler Water Supply and Usage
In communities across the U.S. and Canada, a growing number of one- and two-family homes are being built with fire sprinkler systems. But when questions and confusion arise about water supply, they can hamper installations and result in needless costs to homeowners. To answer common questions about sprinkler technology and provide detailed information about its [...]
HFSC Awarded Federal Grant to Aide Local Fire Service Outreach and Combat Myths & Misinformation
The nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) has been awarded a 2011 federal Fire Prevention and Safety Grant that will be used to help U.S. fire departments conduct more local educational outreach and to increase consumer interest in the life safety benefits of home fire sprinkler systems. The grant helps to extend the educational work [...]
