ALSIP, IL (May 3, 2019) – The Illinois Fire Sprinkler Coalition is doing its part to educate communities across the state on the life-saving benefit of home fire sprinklers. On May 23, 2019, 10:30 a.m., the coalition is hosting [...]

CHICAGO, IL (April 27, 2019) – Leslie Wedge:  Fire Sprinkler Public Educator and Retired Fire Chief Redford Fire Department, Redford, Michigan By:  Tom Lia, NIFSAB Executive Director Through working this job as I have for the last 20 years and [...]

CHICAGO, IL (April 27, 2019) – A fire broke out on the fifth floor at 3318 North Lake Shore Drive, a residential high-rise building, at noon on Saturday. One civilian was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in good condition. An [...]

(April 25, 2019) – In Indiana, one of the new state laws signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb in 2018 prohibits state and local lawmakers from requiring fire sprinklers in single-family homes, duplexes, and townhomes (SEA 393). If that sounds counter-intuitive [...]

  ORLAND PARK, IL (April 17, 2019) - One day after the world watched the massive fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and people gasped as the iconic spire fell during the blaze, there was relief that there [...]

Major Martin interacts with the Iraqi Children of the city of Yousaffia, Iraq, May 2004. Major Martin and his Civil Affairs team were conducting an infrastructure assessment for the area. By: Tom Lia During the holiday season, my [...]