With plans to develop a 60-home subdivision along a steep hillside in Camas, Washington, a developer requested approval for a single entrance instead of the two roads that were required. This presented an opportunity to Randy Miller, Deputy Fire Marshal,
New national surveys show fire service and homebuilder appeal for incentives to boost fire sprinklers in new single-family developments. Fifty-five percent of developers would be interested in building homes with fire sprinklers if they were offered incentives or trade ups; yet
The summit drew 150 attendees. An audience of more than 150 was in attendance at the Home and Family Sprinkler Summit in Langely, B.C. on February 22nd. Sponsored by the Fire Chiefs’ Association of British Columbia in
It’s widely known within the fire service homes are where the great majority of civilian structure fire injuries and deaths occur. According to NFPA, they comprise 93 percent of home fire deaths and 87 percent of injuries. Less well known is
What’s a good way to dispel common fire sprinkler myths while underscoring the need for the lifesaving protection in more new homes? Shoot a great video! And that’s just what The Co-Operators has done. By teaming up with Town of
HFSC’s signature home fire timeline that illustrates how fast a fire grows compared to how quickly a fire sprinkler prevents a fire from becoming deadly is now available as an animated graphic. Using vivid graphics and sound effects, the new
Chief Kevin Quinn represents the NVFC on HFSC's Board of Directors Home fire sprinklers save lives - of responders and residents. Whether volunteer or paid, urban or rural, home fire sprinkler education can improve any fire department’s community
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition conducted a video shoot to show the difference between a living room fire with and without sprinklers. Working with Chief Joe Falaschetti and the Beecher (IL) Fire Department, a home slated for demolition was identified.
New on HFSC's website: a free, step-by-step kit to help you build a portable NFPA 13D home fire sprinkler riser. This tool is a unique hands-on teaching resource that works with virtually any audience, from consumer to homebuilder to local
In case you missed it, we recently introduced our Canadian HFSC website, stocked with "Canadianized" home fire sprinkler educational content. A big thank-you to The Co-operators and CASA for helping us get the website up and running to increase and