Press Releases
Fire Departments and Safety Advocates Encouraged to Participate in Home Fire Sprinkler Week Digital Campaign
QUINCY, MA April 29, 2024 – In every community, home fires are a severe threat to residents as well as responding firefighters. Homes account for 78 percent of all civilian fire deaths. Today this problem is
Mid-Atlantic Volunteer And Career Fire Department Member Receives National Award For Longstanding Home Fire Sprinkler Advocacy
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
Retired Fire Chief and Home Fire Sprinkler Advocate Protects His Own Home
On May 25, 2008, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (VA) responded to a single-family house fire in a residential development. Keith Brower, who was the fire marshal at the time, heard the mayday call that would
NFPA And HFSC Launch Virtual Campaign To Address Home Fire Problem
Video, graphic and other resources at Home Fire Sprinkler Week Website QUINCY, MA May 13, 2020 – According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a home fire can become deadly in as little as
HFSC Increases Stipend Offer
Now 60 U.S. Fire Departments Will Receive $500 For Local Home Fire Sprinkler Education The deadline to apply is March 6, 2020. Stipends can be used to build or refurbish a side-by-side burn demonstration
NFPA and Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition announce week of action to address America’s home fire problem
Home fires claim the lives of seven people each day. Home fire sprinklers can help eliminate these tragedies, but legislative barriers and a general unawareness of this technology have prevented its use in new homes. America’s