National fire safety leaders joined together to underscore both the home fire problem and the importance of home fire sprinkler installations.

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Headlining the event….

Jim Pauley, President, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, U.S. Fire Administrator
Chief Donna Black, President, International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)

Following their comments, Reliable Automatic Sprinkler in Liberty, South Carolina hosted a ceremony where Shane Ray, president, National Fire Sprinkler Association donated a fire and sprinkler demonstration trailer to the South Carolina Fire Sprinkler Coalition. Speakers included Kevin Fee, president/CEO of Reliable Automatic Sprinkler; SC State Fire Marshal Jonathan Jones; Josh Holzheimer, president, South Carolina Firefighters Association; and Pam Elliott, a fire safety advocate who experienced burn injuries as a child in a house fire. Following the ceremony, Shane Ray moderated a fire and sprinkler demonstration with the new trailer.

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