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Fire Sprinkler Saves (Spring 2021 Edition)
Spring 2021 Sprinkler Saves in the Chicagoland area. You can submit stories here and view other saves here.
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) Celebrates 25 Years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpKa-spLxzQ&t=4s Twenty-five years ago, the presidents of the American Fire Sprinkler Association, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and National Fire Sprinkler Association - NFSA pooled their resources, creating the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition to focus exclusively on home fire [...]
FEMA Grant Funds Fire Sprinkler Installation During Beecher Fire Station Renovation
From left to right) Fire District President Margie Cook, Lieutenant Matt Shronts, Firefighter Stef Nolen-Ragland, Fire Chief Joe Falaschetti, Firefighter Brian Reyna, Firefighter Jacob Reece, Firefighter Logan Loughlin in front of the newly renovated Beecher fire station. The fire sprinklers [...]
Roundtable Discussion on Local & Federal Incentives for Fire Sprinklers/Alarms
Roundtable discussion of federal and local fire sprinkler/alarm incentives for both commercial buildings and homes. Featured panelists include Hodgkins Building Inspector Dan Tholotowsky, Lockport Township FPD Deputy Chief Dave Bricker, NIFSAB Exec. Director Erik Hoffer, Plainfield FPD Fire Marshal Mary [...]
Tragic Fire Supports Des Plaines Home Fire Sprinkler Requirement
Orland Park, IL (January 27, 2021) – The deadly home fire in Des Plaines where four children under the age of six and their 25-year old mother died today is a sad reminder of why requiring fire sprinklers in new [...]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Winter 2021 Edition)
Winter 2021 Sprinkler Saves in the Chicagoland area. You can submit stories here and view other saves here.
New Tax Incentive in CARES Act Can Prevent Commercial High-Rise Fires Like Today’s Jewelers Row Fire
Orland Park, IL (November 12, 2020) – Today’s early morning Chicago Loop high-rise fire on the 10th floor of the Mallers Building on Jewelers Row could have been prevented if the building was fully protected with fire sprinklers. The [...]