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Fire Sprinkler Saves (Spring Edition 2020)
April 2020 Fire Sprinkler Extinguished Laundry Cart Fire at Integrity Healthcare BELLEVILLE, IL (April 27, 2020) - A single fire sprinkler extinguished a fire at Integrity Healthcare of Belleville, April 27. The Belleville Fire Department responded to a call of [...]
New Lenox Fire Protection District Passes Ordinance Requiring All New Construction Protected With Fire Sprinklers
Members of the New Lenox Fire Protection District; (left to right) Deputy Chief Dan Turner, Fire Chief Adam Riegel, and Fire Marshal James Brown. The New Lenox Fire Protection District passed an ordinance requiring all new construction in [...]
HFSC Increases Stipend Offer. Now 60 U.S. Fire Departments Will Receive $500 For Local Home Fire Sprinkler Education
Stipends can be used to build or refurbish a side-by-side burn demonstration. Sign up Today! The deadline to apply is March 6, 2020. February 17, 2020, Frankfort, IL – The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) has increased [...]
Register for NFSA’s Annual Seminar in Phoenix: April 29 – May 1
Registration is open. Sign up today to secure your spot. Space is limited and availability is on a first-come, first-served policy for this event. You won’t want to miss it, and we hope you’ll assemble your team and join our [...]
Reserve Your Fire Sprinkler Demo – 2020 Dates Are Filling Up
With 85 side-by-side and burn trailer demonstrations completed in 2019, we expect another busy year in 2020, especially around Fire Prevention Month in October. Book your demonstration as early as possible in the year as dates are starting to fill [...]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Winter Edition 2019-2020)
March 2020 Residents Safely Evacuate After Fire Sprinklers Control High-Rise Kitchen Fire EVANSTON, IL (March 7, 2020) - Fire sprinklers contained a fire in a kitchen on the 11th floor of the 24-story Park Evanston apartment tower at 1630 Chicago [...]
Frankfort Home Retrofit with Fire Sprinklers
Erik explains the water supply connections to Palos Park Chief Building Inspector Bob Adams. ORLAND PARK, IL (November 27, 2019) - When Erik Hoffer, the Executive Director of the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB), bought an [...]