Sprinkle, Sprinkle, Little Star

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Good job Roy.

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

http://www.nfpa.org/publicColumn.asp...ookie%5Ftest=1


Things change Murray Pound with his Gold Seal staff in Carstairs, Alberta.
(Photo: Courtesy of Gold Seal Homes) RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLERS



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI3Z1...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNVn9...layer_embedded

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Minneapolis/St. Paul: Lightweight construction investigative report
Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:56 PM PST
FOX 9 News in Minneapolis/St. Paul recently featured an investigative report on the danger of lightweight construction; including a fire test that demonstrates how quickly this type of construction burns and collapses, highlighting the danger this poses for firefighters and the need for fire sprinklers in modern homes.
The investigative report, conducted with the assistance of various Minneapolis/St. Paul area fire departments, provides evidence of the dangers posed by lightweight construction - estimated as being used in approximately 2/3 of new home construction - when exposed to fire.
FOX 9 Investigators set up a test burn with the help of the St. Paul Fire Department. The test was set up to mimic Underwriter Laboratories (UL) research that tested the structural stability of engineered lumber. In the UL test, catastrophic collapse of the floor structure occurred in six minutes.
In the FOX 9 test, collapse occurred in four minutes.

Kudos to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area fire service for shining the light on this danger found in a great number of modern homes, and getting the attention of the news media. Great way to increase public awereness of the issue.
Read more...
Maria Figueroa



http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/o...e/lightweight/

Structural Stability of Engineered Lumber in Fire Conditions

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Structural Stability of Engineered Lumber in Fire Conditions


Under a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistance to Firefighter Grant, UL in collaboration with the Chicago Fire Department, Michigan State University, and the International Association of Fire Chiefs completed a fire research study to enhance understanding of hazards to firefighters posed by use of light-weight construction of wood trusses and engineered lumber in roof and floor designs that are increasingly replacing conventional solid joist construction in residential structures. The project investigated and compared the fire performance of conventional solid joist lumber and light-weight lumber as used in floor and roof construction and correlated these to fully instrumented fire tests. The fire tests in combination with fire performance data on lumber allows fire professionals to better interpret fire hazards and assess risk for life safety of building occupants and firefighters.
For more information about this project please see the grant report (NC9140-20090512-Report-Independent.pdf), report on additional fire tests (NC10412-20090130-Report-Independent.pdf), and the report on the modeling phase (DHS_Report_Modeling_Floors_1208_final.pdf).
Structural Stability of Engineered Lumber in Fire Conditions - Online Training

This online firefighter training course is the result of a research partnership among UL, the Chicago Fire Department, IAFC, and Michigan State University, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This self-guided course, which focuses on the structural stability of engineered lumber under fire conditions, is targeted toward the 1.1 million fire service personnel in the United States and Canada. The knowledge developed and shared in this course is critically important to firefighter and civilian safety.
Watch the presentation.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Nice material Roy.

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Charleston, West Virginia fire kills nine, including seven children
Posted: 26 Mar 2012 07:20 AM PDT
In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 24th, a fire broke out in a home in the City of Charleston, WV, killing two adults and seven children.
As reported by WCHS, Charleston the call came in at 3:30 a.m. One adult was able to escape. Victims were found on, or near, their beds. Firefighters rescued the victims from the home, but attempts to resuscitate them were unsuccessful. One child survived originally, but died in the hospital the next day.
Fire in the home poses one of the biggest threats people in communities. Nearly 3,000 people per year die in U.S. home fires. In 2010, 83% of people who died in fires and 68% of those injured, did so in one- and two-family homes. Firefighter deaths in these structures represent 75% as a percentage of all residential structures.

Those at greatest risk are:

• Older adults – over age 65
• Children – under 5 years old
• Persons with disabilities

These high risk groups may not be able to exit on their own, even with working smoke alarms. They may need the additional escape time provided by home fire sprinkler systems. NFPA 13D systems are designed to provide a ten minute escape time.
There was one working smoke alarm in the house but it was not properly installed. A smoke alarm would have provided early warning, increasing their ability to escape. Smoke alarms reduce the chances of dying in a home fire by 50%. The substantially older home was not equipped with fire sprinklers. The risk of dying decreases by about 80 percent when sprinklers are present.
Multiple death fires bring lots of media attention but we must not forget that everyday many people die, or are injured, in fires that do not get any coverage. About 3,000 people, on average, die in home fires every year.
Read follow up story including video…
Maria Figueroa

Two home fire sprinkler demonstrations slated in Washington state this week
Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:37 AM PDT
Residents of two Washington communities have a chance to see, first-hand, the power of home fire sprinklers this week.
On Tuesday, March 27, Fire Team USA will demonstrate the dramatic effects of home sprinklers with a side-by-side comparison burn at the conclusion of a free workshop at Snohomish County Fire District 1 Headquarters and Training Tower in South Everett. According to an article in The Edmonds Beacon, the side-by-side comparison of fire in a room with a sprinkler and a room without a sprinkler will take place around 4 pm at the training tower.
Participants will learn the basics of how sprinklers work, explore current public policy, discuss how community planning affects fire protection and learn about local resources.
"In the event of a home fire, sprinklers respond quickly, giving families valuable time to get to safety. Many places of employment, education and businesses are already protected by sprinklers. The place where you and your family sleep should be protected by fire sprinklers," Greg Rogers, chair of the Washington Sprinkler Coalition, told The Edmonds Beacon.
And on Thursday, March 29, residents of Vancouver are invited to see how home fire sprinklers work and learn about their costs and benefits during a free, one-day workshop at the Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office, near the Clark County Fairgrounds. According to a report on the Clark County web site, the event is sponsored by the Fire Marshal’s Office in cooperation with the Western States Fire Protection Co. and Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board of Puget Sound.
“We promote residential sprinklers because the risk of dying in a home fire is cut by 80 percent when sprinklers are used,” said Jon Dunaway, Clark County Fire Marshal.
Have you ever seen a side-by-side sprinkler demonstration? Here's video of a demonstration recently hosted by NFPA that shows how quickly flashover can occur and how home fire sprinklers can give you and your family time to evacuate

[Michael Larson]

You're over 65 Roy, did you install your sprinklers yet?

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Ontario fire chiefs: Retirement homes need automatic sprinklers
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/p...prinklers?bn=1
Published On Mon Mar 26 2012
Ontario fire chiefs want the province to order all retirement homes to install automatic sprinklers.
If the Liberal government is serious about protecting the elderly, it will pass a private member’s bill forcing the privately owned retirement homes to install the sprinklers that save lives, says the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs.
The bill, introduced Monday by NDP MPP Paul Miller, aims to end Ontario’s record number of fire deaths in retirement and nursing homes, said association spokesperson Jim Jessop.
“We don’t believe our parents, grandparents and veterans should be put at risk when the solution is so simple,” said Jessop, Niagara Falls deputy fire chief.
This is the fourth private members’ bill in recent years asking that sprinklers be installed in seniors’ homes that don’t already have them.
Ontario’s building code requires that all senior homes (privately operated retirement homes and government-licensed nursing homes) built since 1998 include automatic sprinklers.
Roughly 4,000 seniors homes in Ontario were built before then and still do not have sprinklers, said Jessop, who has spent years fighting for change.
Since 1980, he said, 45 seniors have died in fires in either retirement homes or nursing homes. Since then, three inquests have recommended sprinklers. A fourth inquest, scheduled to begin next month, will examine the 2009 fire that killed four residents of a retirement home in Orillia.
The three previous private member’s bills all died on the order paper, Jessop said.
In 2010, Liberal MPP Mario Sergio (York West) and Liberal MPP Kim Craitor (Niagara Falls) both championed bills calling for sprinklers in seniors’ homes.
Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) said his first bill ran out of time last year when government was dissolved for the provincial election.
“I think this bill has a chance because we now have a minority government,” Miller said. “If it doesn’t pass — I’ll be shocked.”
Mary Beth Valentine, CEO of the new Retirement Home Regulatory Authority, said new regulations will eventually allow the authority to publish information on each retirement home — including details on sprinklers.

[Nick Gromicko]

Good info Roy.

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by gromicko

Good info Roy.

Another great reason for sprinklers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9178017/Firefighters-narrowly-escape-collapsing-roof-in-US.html

Firefighters narrowly escape collapsing roof in US

Three firefighters narrowly escape falling into a burning building when the roof they are working on begins to collapse beneath them.

Firefighters narrowly escape collapsing roof in US

Three firefighters narrowly escape falling into a burning building when the roof they are working on begins to collapse beneath them.





4:15PM BST 31 Mar 2012


The trio were helping to tackle a fire at a dry cleaning company in Dearborn, Michigan when they had their fortunate escape.

Mark Farrell, Joe Murray and Lt. Steven Bucholz, were making holes in the roof of the building in an attempt to release pent up gases coming off cleaning chemicals inside and prevent an explosion, when the floor suddenly began to give way.

As the roof collapsed all three men made for an adjoining wall but Farrell became stuck in hole opening up beneath him which was billowing smoke from the fire below. However, his two colleagues were able to drag him to safety.

‘As soon as I felt it going I just reached for that wall,' Mark Farrell told ABC Action News, "I probably would have slid in there had they not grabbed me. Thank God for both of these guys.’

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Thanks Roy, I am sure that happens more often than not.

A full Sprinklered building would not pose a threat to firefighters like that.

[Michael Larson]

I don't where about where you live Roy but fire sprinklers have been required in many commercial building types for a very long time in my area especially hospitals and schools.

But that has nothing to do with requiring someone to install on in their home.

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by mlarson

I don't where about where you live Roy but fire sprinklers have been required in many commercial building types for a very long time in my area especially hospitals and schools.

But that has nothing to do with requiring someone to install on in their home.

Thanks Michael .
I would like you to do us all a favor and tell your information to these people . You Know the ones who put up their life to help us .

http://content.learnshare.com/course...16/player.html

Please watch this all the way first .. Thanks very much... Roy

http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/o...e/lightweight/

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Good presentation Roy, even more reason why homes should be built using sprinkler systems.

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by rcooke

Thanks Michael .
I would like you to do us all a favor and tell your information to these people . You Know the ones who put up their life to help us .

http://content.learnshare.com/course...16/player.html

Please watch this all the way first .. Thanks very much... Roy

http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/o...e/lightweight/

You can advocate whatever you like Roy.

Just don't expect everyone to agree with you.

People die tragically everyday from many causes.

There is no end to what busybodies are willing tell everyone else how they should live and how they should spend their money.

You cannot make everything perfectly safe and people should be left alone to make their own decisions.

There are two kinds of people:

Nanny staters who insist government solve all their problems by depriving people of their freedom

and

People who what to live free and only want government to take care of the things that cannot deal with on their own like national defense.

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Good presentation Roy, even more reason why homes should be built using sprinkler systems.

And you are free to do so.

Have either you or Roy installed your sprinklers yet?