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London Fire Tragedy Proves Need for Sprinkler High-Rise Retrofit
The Grenfell Tower residential high-rise fire that killed at least thirty (30) residents of London on June 14th and injured dozens [...]
EFSN Warsaw Conference a Success
IFSA Chair Bruce LaRue addresses Fire Sprinkler Warsaw 2017
The European Fire Sprinkler Network, in conjunction with its 2017 Annual General Meeting on 25 April, sponsored a 1-day conference in Warsaw, Poland, on 26 April. The German VdS and the Polish Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection (CNBOP) cooperated in the sponsorship of the conference. Approximately 170 delegates attended the Fire Sprinkler Warsaw 2017 and heard from a number of internationally-known speakers, including FM Global Vice President and Manager of Research Dr. Louis Gritzo. Dr. Gritzo noted that fire sprinkler systems are capable of achieving more than 99% reliability, which EFSN Managing Director Alan Brinson noted was reinforced by a recent Swedish study indicating 100% success in that country.
Appearing on the program on behalf of the IFSA were Chairman Bruce LaRue, who discussed the potential role of the IFSA in assisting the fire sprinkler industry in countries like Poland, and Managing Director Russ Fleming, who updated the group on NFPA sprinkler standards and their advantages in bringing new technology to the marketplace.
Need Confirmed for Fire Sprinklers in British Schools
A debate that has taken place over the past year regarding the need for fire sprinkler systems in British schools [...]
IFSA Releases Reports Showing Dangers of Non-Certified Sprinklers
The IFSA has released two new test reports showing problems with non-certified fire sprinklers, in this case sprinklers removed from [...]
AMRACI Forum Introduces New CONAPCI Organization
The first “Fire Protection International Forum – Mexico 2016”, held in Mexico City on September 13-14, 2016, was a success [...]
ANRACI-Colombia Releases Conference Conclusions
Colombia’s fire sprinkler association has released a summary report on an international conference it organized only a year following its [...]