NEWSLETTER
Fatal house fires are a tragic reminder of why fire sprinklers are in national codes
Tinley Park, IL (April 3, 2025) – A fire in a split-level Carpentersville home with no fire sprinklers tragically resulted in the deaths of three young brothers on March 30. The boys, a one-year-old and two-year old twins, were too [...]
Understand, Applying, and Enforcing NFPA 25 Class on April 17
Understand, Applying, and Enforcing NFPA 25 Class This highly interactive full-day course describes the requirements for properly maintaining a water‐based fire protection system in accordance with NFPA 25. NOTE: The class will follow the 2023 edition of NFPA 25. We [...]
Bennet, Collins, Malliotakis, Larson, Reintroduce Bill to Make High-Rise Apartments Safer for Residents, Firefighters
Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Updates Federal Tax Code to Modernize Buildings Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2025) — U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance’s Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Susan Collins (R-Maine), [...]
HFSC Will Award $750 Stipends to 40 U.S. Fire Departments for Home Fire Sprinkler Outreach
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) will select 40 fire departments to each receive a $750 stipend to conduct a Home Fire Sprinkler Week outreach program during the week of May 11-17, 2025. The stipend program is generously funded by [...]
Two Years After Fatal Harper Square Fire, the Trauma Continues as Residents in Nearly 80 Units Remain Displaced
Tinley Park, IL (January 30, 2025) – On January 25, 2023, the Harper Square fire was the first of 17 fires in unsprinklered residential high-rise residences in Chicago that year. It resulted in one fatality, multiple injuries, hundreds of residents [...]
Village of Richton Park Updates Residential Code With Home Fire Sprinkler Requirement
Richton Park, IL - Earlier this year, the Village of Richton Park adopted updated fire and building codes requiring all new construction homes to be equipped with home fire sprinklers. In meetings leading up to [...]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Winter 2025 Edition)
Winter 2025 Sprinkler Saves. You can submit stories here and view other saves here.