WJOL-AM Talks to Plainfield Fire Marshal About Home Fire Sprinkler Week
Listeners of WJOL-AM 1340 Radio learned something they may not have realized when host Kevin Kollins invited Plainfield Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Mary Kay Ludemann on his show during Home Fire Sprinkler Week.
“Are homes being built now with fire sprinklers in them?” asked Kollins. His question was a nice tee up for Fire Marshal Ludemann, who […]
Illinois Joins Nationwide Virtual Campaign to Address Home Fire Problem
Orland Park, IL (May 14, 2020) – According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a home fire can become deadly in as little as two minutes. That is largely due to the fact that today’s common synthetic furnishings burn hotter and faster and produce deadly toxic smoke when compared with the natural-material furnishings of decades ago. Although the […]
Home Fire Sprinkler Week is Going Virtual! Fill the Digital World with Life Safety Messages May 17-23
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Home Fire Sprinkler Week with Lorraine Carli, HFSC President
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) and the NFPA Fire Sprinkler Initiative are virtually uniting the fire service throughout North America around a full week of home fire sprinkler education during their third annual Home Fire Sprinkler Week, May 17-23.
The purpose of the weeklong campaign is to increase […]
Neglecting idle facilities amid COVID-19 will cost companies dearly, warns commercial property insurer FM Global
JOHNSTON, RI (April 7, 2020) —As distracted corporate executives close offices, plants and warehouses to reduce COVID-19 spread, other worrisome risks are emerging at these now-idle facilities, warns FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, whose clients include one of every three Fortune 1000 companies.
In addition to fires, vandalism and theft, spring flood season is […]