Fire protection

Over the past few years, Darby Fire Company has reviewed all 16 Life Safety Initiatives developed at a Firefighter Safety Summit in Tampa Florida in 2004 attended by representatives of the major fire service districts. Since the inception of these Initiatives, Darby Fire Company has been able to implement 15 out of the 16 Life Safety Initiatives to become a conscientious and informed fire company resulting in very few firefighter injuries. To begin, Darby Fire Company encourages cultural…

The Sunshine Coast is a vast region with growing and diverse communities, as a result there needs to be improved access to sports and reaction facilities for people having some form of disability. Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 – Disability (Access to Premises-Buildings) Standards 2010, and the Building Code of Australia, council has obligations with regard to the design of accessible public buildings and amenities. The University of the Sunshine Coast has a ten million dollar…

For a variety of different reasons, asphalt shingles are a popular roofing material, particularly for residential buildings. For a start, asphalt roofing shingles are easy to use and provide a long lasting roofing alternative and at a fraction of cost while at it. However, after decades of faithful service and taking all sorts of weather and physical beatings from a variety of objects, the roof like any other appliance, is apt to become worn and torn and thereby developing things such as holes,…

A-1 Fire Protection is La Crosse, Wisconsin’s most established name in full service fire protection. Serving the tri-state area since 1986, their technicians have years of experience behind them, while maintaining up-to-date training to help local businesses and residents stay safe from fire and fire hazards. With a wide range of services to offer, A-1 Fire Protection can help keep you and your family or business safe, providing you with unparalleled protection. Their comprehensive fire…

Gerald Lawrence 12/13/16 The National Fire Protection Association is a United States trade association, albeit with some international members, that creates and maintains private, copyrighted standards and codes for usage and adoption by local governments. It is also know as saving as many lives as possible. NFPA has played a great role in fire preventing for over then 10 years now. Standard 25 is the standard that will be the one that is highlighted in this essay. The NFPA 25 the…

The fire service is more than that “cool place, with the big red truck that makes loud noises and spits water out” The fire service plays a big role in our society to this day. Without the fire service who would put out the fire that you made when you tried to make microwave noodles and forgot to put the water in. The fire service dates to the Rome some 2,000 years ago. They had people roam around the city and sound the alarm if a fire were ever to occur. These people that were selected were…

Deadly Fumes According to NFPA, National Fire Protection Association, a house fire occurs every 85 seconds and causes a death every 161 minutes. In 2014, NFPA reported 1,298,000 fires in the United States. These fires caused $11.6 billion in property damage, but most importantly 15,775 civilian injuries and 3,275 civilian deaths. Most fire deaths transpire due to smoke inhalation, not by burns. Smoke incapacitates rapidly, making it impossible for a victim to exit the building. Smoke has three…

These are for first-aid fire fighting and overhaul operations and the reference is Section 12.2.1. The exception is for the protection of Class I-IV commodities stored 12 ft or less in height per Section 12.2.2. As such, this applies to…

Fire Protection By: Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Rachel Pearson I have had a lot of thoughts of what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, for a while I wanted to be a veterinarian, a lawyer, a marine, an astronaut. When I thought I wanted to be those things the reasons behind them weren’t very good ones, they varied from looking cool, to money, to what people thought I should do. After time I realized I wanted to do none of those things, in fact I wouldn’t be very good at any of those things.…

Fire Inspectors 5 Most Common Violations Building owners and managers have a very tough job to do - from dealing with maintenance, security, tenant issues and government compliance. Always considering fire safety ensures that some very simple, but sometimes overlooked, items are addressed and small problems are alleviated before they turn into big catastrophes. A lack of handling routine maintenance items can end in disaster. The fire at The Station Nightclub in 2003, where 100 people were…