When Beecher (IL) Fire Chief Joe Falaschetti decided to build a new home, he knew he wanted to protect his family with home fire sprinklers. In an effort to educate his community about the life- and property-saving benefits of
The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) paved the way for a successful Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) live-fire video shoot on location in Ashland City, Tennessee, last week. But this was no ordinary fire recording. HFSC conducted the shoot to
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) has been awarded a 2020 Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). With it, HFSC will pioneer and evaluate use of its innovative virtual reality (VR) home fire
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) has developed a new, downloadable digital presentation that features topline results of a recent national fire safety survey* of 2000 adults of all ages. Eighty-six percent of those surveyed said fire safety was important
Since the 1970s when America Burning was published, fire safety organizations encouraged home fire sprinkler protection as an essential fire mitigation strategy. But no organization had the capacity to make that goal a priority. To fill that gap, the presidents
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Sprinkler Initiative and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) have awarded Paul Eichler of Dover, Delaware, with the 2021 Bringing Safety Home Award. This award recognizes outstanding efforts by a safety advocate who
DEADLINE: April 9, 2021 The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) are accepting nominations for their Bringing Safety Home Award, which recognizes outstanding efforts by a safety advocate who diligently promotes the importance of home fire
The deadline to apply is March 10, 2021. The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) extended the deadline for fire departments to apply for home fire sprinkler stipends due to weather and power outage challenges that may have limited fire departments
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) will award stipends to 30 qualifying fire departments that demonstrate a plan to conduct community outreach during home Fire Sprinkler Week 2021. The stipends are being rolled out ahead of Home Fire Sprinkler Week,
This year marks 25 years since the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition was founded. HFSC continues to provide members of the fire service with free resources to educate and increase awareness about the life-saving benefits of home fire sprinklers. This year