The State of Technology in Fire Protection |
Man Dies After Inhaling CO2 from a Fire Suppression System Malfunction |
Tesla Manufacturing Cars Without a Working Fire Alarm System |
FM-200 Fire Extinguishing Agent Phasedown
Chemours May Not Be Able to Stop All Contamination from Reaching Cape Fear River
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Airbus to Pay $16 Million Fine to End Corruption Probe
Airbus CEO Has Concerns about Inflation Reduction Act
Airbus A320 Collides with Fire Truck During Takeoff
Mass Exodus of Senior Engineers from Boeing
Boeing Exploring What is Needed to Convert to All Sustainable Aviation Fuel
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Navy Unsure of Cause of Fire Suppressant Spill
TSB Investigation Showed that Fuel Hose Failure Caused Fire on Bulk Carrier
Captain and Executive Officer of Navy Ship Fined For Responsibility in Fire
Report Shows that Improved Firefighting Efforts at Ports Needed
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Five Employees Injured in Hemp Plant Fire
36 Killed and 2 Missing after Fire at Chemical Factory in China
Fire Extinguished in Mechanical Room at NE High School
RIT Dorm Fire Caused by Li-Ion Battery
Durham Public Schools Employee Accused of Falsifying Fire Alarm Tests and Inspections
Man Charged with Damaging Fire Alarm System
Electric Bike Batteries are a Fire Hazard
Few High Rise Residential Buildings in Honolulu Pass Fire Safety Evaluation
Warning Issued Due to Increase in Warehouse Fires
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Jönsson Named as 2023 President of SFPE
Senior VP of Chemours Recognized as one of the 2022 Women of Distinction
Schlitz Named as Johnson Controls Global Products President
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SPIE in Negotiations to Acquire BELFOR (France) |
Make Sure to Give Home Heaters Space
Best Way to Extinguish a Data Center Fire
The Importance of Protecting Fire Alarm Systems from Power Surges
What Happens When You Shoot a Li-Ion Battery With a Nail Gun?
Case Study: Al-Bayt Stadium Fire Protection
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Worth of Honeywell Stock if You Had Invested a Decade Ago
Keep an Eye on Key Factors Before Investing in Boeing
What's Behind the Johnson Controls Recent Stock Boost?
Sustainability Can Pose Some Challenges for Fire Safety
When Cooling Systems Fail
The Firexo Journey and Future
Report Shows that Factory Fires Increased by 129%
The True Cost When a Business Must Close Because of a Fire
Calculating a Risk Analysis for Special Hazard Systems
StaySafe 5-in-1 Fire Extinguisher is Easy for All Users
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Most Popular Stories from November 2022 |
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7/28/2022
By John Mackey
Guest Columnist
Each year, the NFPA Conference offers those of us in the Fire Protection and Life Safety industry the opportunity to plug into the latest advancements and changes that affect our work. I always look forward to sharing what I have learned with my community after attending the conference, and as always, technology is an important topic.
On the technology front, we are seeing developing markets around smart building technologies, remote inspection capabilities, options for AFFF due to PFAS/PFOAs safety issues, and the growth of energy storage platforms. In order to meet the changing needs of the market, each of these technologies creates the need for new or updated codes and standards, which lead to better equipment management programs, suppression solutions, and integrated technologies.
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11/16/22
By Associated Press
US News and World Report
LOS ANGELES -- One of four workers who inhaled carbon dioxide in an accident at Los Angeles International Airport has died, his family said. Cris Abraham, 36, of Lomita died on Nov. 11. Abraham, a pipefitter, was one of four independent contractors working in the utility room. He was fixing a leaky pipe when a fire suppression system malfunctioned and spewed carbon dioxide, authorities said.
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11/28/22
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
Autoevolution
Tesla is already making cars at the Giga Grünheide factory, but that does not mean the plant is ready. RBB reported that the company still lacks a working fire alarm system, which the district of Oder-Spree considers mandatory for a factory to be active. Although the system is not working, authorities said it was secured with a provisional concept, whatever that means.
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Fire teams on board the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche combat a fire onboard the cutter in the Western Pacific Ocean, September 19th 2020. The Waesche’s deployment to the region was in direct support of the U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security objectives in the region as outlined by the National Defense Strategy. (Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney) |
11/23/22
Homeland Security Today
FM-200 is one of the hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) being regulated by the EPA under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act.
The Coast Guard Office of Design and Engineering Standards has released MSIB 06-22 to inform Coast Guard Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) and the maritime industry that FM-200 (also known as HFC-227ea or heptafluoropropane), a fire extinguishing agent, is being phased down in production as part of the recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule1 to reduce the production of greenhouse gases leading to global warming. FM-200 is used in fire extinguishing systems for machinery spaces and cargo spaces on uninspected vessels, commercial vessels, and public vessels. This rule does not prohibit the use of FM-200 to extinguish fire and vessel operators should not hesitate to use their existing fire extinguishing systems in case of a fire.
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GenX in the groundwater at the Chemours plant in Bladen County continues to leak into the Cape Fear River. The company is working on containing the groundwater and cleaning it before pumping it back to the river. (Spectrum News 1/Charles Duncan) |
11/15/22
By Charles Duncan
Spectrum News 1
For years, a chemical called GenX flowed out of the Chemours factory near Fayetteville into the Cape Fear River. After the state sued over the pollution, the company agreed to stop the contamination and clean up the chemicals in surrounding groundwater.
In the new legal settlement, Chemours said it would continue a massive cleanup project at the Bladen County plant. But, the company had doubts about being able to stop all the pollution from reaching the river.
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FILE: The logo of Airbus group is displayed in Toulouse, south of France, on July 9, 2020. A Paris court on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 approved an agreement under which Airbus will pay a 15.8 million euro ($16.3 million) fine to end a corruption probe focusing on sales to Libya and Kazakhstan over a decade ago, French financial prosecutors said. (AP Photo/Manuel Blondeau, File) |
11/30/22
AP News
PARIS -- A Paris court approved an agreement under which Airbus will pay a 15.8-million-euro ($16.3 million) fine to end a corruption probe focusing on sales to Libya and Kazakhstan over a decade ago, French financial prosecutors said.
The agreement comes as an extension to a previous deal in 2020 that led Airbus to pay a record fine of 3.6 billion euros to France, the U.S. and Britain, prosecutors said in a statement.
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Airbus CEO Has Concerns about Inflation Reduction Act |
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Credit: REUTERS/STEPHANE MAHE |
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11/30/22
By Tim Hepher for Reuters
Nasdaq
The head of European planemaker Airbus AIR.PA voiced alarm over the United States' new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), warning it would encourage investment in the United States at the expense of Europe.
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Airbus A320 Collides with Fire Truck During Takeoff |
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11/19/22
By Sharad Ranabhat
Sam Chui
On the 11/18/22, a LATAM Airlines Airbus A320 collided with a fire truck while it was accelerating for takeoff from Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru. Two firefighters died in the incident, a third firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. This accident marks the 1st ever-hull loss of an Airbus A320neo.
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Mass Exodus of Senior Engineers from Boeing |
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11/28/22
By Bryan Corliss
Leeham News and Analysis
Boeing’s engineering corps could become further depleted as union-represented engineers and technical workers at the company’s Puget Sound plants face a deadline on filing their retirement paperwork. If they don’t leave now, individuals could face retirement benefit losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Boeing Exploring What is Needed to Convert to All Sustainable Aviation Fuel |
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Boeing has committed that all aircraft from 2030 will be capable and certified to fly on 100% sustainable aviation fuel. (Reuters) |
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11/22/22
By Anu Sharma
Mint
NEW DELHI -- As the global aviation industry seeks to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, original equipment manufacturer Boeing is exploring what it will take to transition airlines’ current fleet to 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
SAF is a biofuel with a lower carbon footprint than conventional jet fuel, and is approved, at present, for use in all aircraft in blends of 50% with jet fuel.
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Navy Unsure of Cause of Fire Suppressant Spill |
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11/22/22
By Hawaii News Now Staff
MSN
Honolulu -- The military says it's still trying to determine why over 1,100 fallons of highly toxic fire suppressant spilled at the Red Hill facility, triggered a large-scale cleanup effort. Rear Admiral John Wade, commander of the Joint Task Force, said at a news conference that the spill is “very concerning” and that he’s working to make sure a similar incident doesn’t happen again.
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Hawaii (Nov. 30, 2022): Photo of the temporary staging area for aqueous film-forming foam recovery at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Thomas) |
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TSB Investigation Showed that Fuel Hose Failure Caused Fire on Bulk Carrier |
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11/21/22
By The Editorial Team
Safety4Sea
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) published its report on the 15 December 2019, involving the bulk carrier Tecumseh, that had a fire in the engine room while transiting the Detroit River off Windsor, Ontario.
At 1406, the engineering assistant was carrying out a routine round of the engine room and the third engineer was re-entering the engine room from the steering gear flat when they both observed that a fire had ignited near the port main engine. They immediately proceeded to the ECR, where the third engineer called the bridge and reported the fire to the master. At the same time, the fire detection system sounded in the engine room and on the bridge panels. Thick smoke rapidly developed in the engine room, and the third engineer and the engineering assistant evacuated the engine room.
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Captain and Executive Officer of Navy Ship Fined For Responsibility in Fire |
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11/15/22
By Andrew Dyer
The San Diego Union-Tribune
The service released heavily redacted reprimand records for six leaders on the Bonhomme Richard it says bear some responsibility in the 2020 fire
SAN DIEGO -- The former commanding and executive officers of the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard were each fined $5,000 as punishment for failing to prepare the ship and its crew to fight the July 2020 fire that destroyed the vessel, records obtained by the Union-Tribune show.
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The fire burned for five days aboard Bonhomme Richard at San Diego Naval Base in July 2020.
(Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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Report Shows that Improved Firefighting Efforts at Ports Needed |
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11/15/22
By Doug Schmidt
Windsor Star
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is raising concerns over firefighting capabilities at Canadian harbours and ports following its investigation into a 2019 fire near Windsor aboard the bulk carrier Tecumseh.
A fire ignited in the engine room of the cargo ship loaded with canola seed while in American waters near Zug Island on Dec. 15, 2019. The disabled ship was towed to the Port of Windsor but continued burning until a specially trained marine firefighting crew was flown in from Texas the next morning.
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The freighter Tecumseh is shown docked at the Morterm Limited terminal in Windsor on Dec. 16, 2019. The ship caught fire the previous afternoon near Zug Island and was towed to the Canadian shoreline. (Photo by Dan Janisse/Windsor Star) |
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Five Employees Injured in Hemp Plant Fire |
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11/21/22
By Powder Bulk Solids Staff
Powder & Bulk Solids
Five employees were burned -- including one critically -- when a hemp manufacturing plant in Grass Valley, OR was engulfed in flames. Nearby residents were evacuated after the incident due to a risk of combustible chemicals exploding.
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36 Killed and 2 Missing after Fire at Chemical Factory in China |
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11/28/22
By Powder Bulk Solids Staff
Powder & Bulk Solids
According to state media, 36 people were killed and two were missing after a fire at the Kaixinda Trading Company, Ltdhemical plant in Anyang City in the Henan Province of central China November 21. Officials said the fire was extinguished by 11 p.m. local time.
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Fire Extinguished in Mechanical Room at NE High School |
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11/22/22
By Ryan Swanigan
1011 Now
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Lincoln Fire and Rescue says a small fire in a mechanical room at Lincoln East High School caused quite a few problems for firefighters. Battalion Chief Bob Watton says crews were called to the school around 1:30 a.m., initially on a fire alarm. LFR says that firefighters, once inside, found their way to an area of the building that had smoke in it. They then upgraded the call in order to have additional personnel respond.
Watton says crews eventually found a small fire, which was still active, inside a mechanical room in the basement area of the northwest portion of the building.
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Lincoln Fire and Rescue says a small fire in a mechanical room at Lincoln East High School caused quite a few problems for firefighters. |
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RIT Dorm Fire Caused by Li-Ion Battery |
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11/21/22
By Wendy Wright
Spectrum News 1
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Fire officials say nobody was seriously hurt after a fire broke out at a building on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology.
Officials say the cause of the fire at the RIT dormitory is something of a new trend and the same problem that is already responsible for several fatal fires in New York City.
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Durham Public Schools Employee Accused of Falsifying Fire Alarm Tests and Inspections |
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11/23/22
By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter
WRAL News
The Durham Public Schools employee tasked with checking schools' fire safety equipment is accused of falsifying tests and inspection forms.
DURHAM, N.C. — The Durham Public Schools employee tasked with checking schools’ fire safety equipment is accused of falsifying tests and inspection forms. WRAL News learned this from criminal charges filed against Andrew Roesch. Roesch is accused of falsifying fire safety records at three schools.
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Man Charged with Damaging Fire Alarm System |
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11/28/22
By Staff Reporter
WRAL News
A man who damaged a fire alarm system at a block of flats has been given a suspended sentence at Derry Magistrate's Court. Eamonn McTaggart (31) of Tamneynore Park in Derry appeared charged with criminal damage to the fire alarm system and resisting police on November 25.
The court heard that police were called to Rockmills by security after the defendant smashed the system causing damage between £200 to £500.
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Bishop's Street Courthouse |
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Electric Bike Batteries are a Fire Hazard |
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The London Fire Brigade in England confirmed this fire was started by a faulty rechargable battery used to power an electric bike. (London Fire Brigade photo) |
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11/27/22
By Ted Clarke
Pique Newsmagazine
With fuel prices showing no signs of dropping, people are turning to electric bikes and scooters powered by rechargeable batteries as an alternative to gas-guzzling vehicles.
With that freedom from the pumps comes a new hazard – exploding batteries.
Fire departments in Vancouver and New York City have issued public bulletins this year to warn people of the potential danger of charging lithium ion batteries - also used in phones, toys and computers – and especially those used to power e-bike and e-scooters.
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Few High Rise Residential Buildings in Honolulu Pass Fire Safety Evaluation |
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Fire and smoke pour out of the Marco Polo apartment building in 2017. |
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11/23/22
By Kirstin Downey
Honolulu Civil Beat
A new report on the results of comprehensive safety evaluations was recently shared with the Honolulu City Council. Very few high rises have fire sprinkler systems.
More than 281 high-rise residential buildings in Honolulu have failed to pass a safety evaluation required by the city and are at greater risk from fire than new buildings, according to an analysis provided by the Honolulu Fire Department to the City Council. Only 21 of the buildings that were studied have an “acceptable” life safety score, according to fire department officials.
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Warning Issued Due to Increase in Warehouse Fires |
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11/29/22
Fire Safety Matters
ZURICH UK is calling for compulsory sprinkler installations in warehouses as retailers hit their busiest time of the year. According to research and analysis conducted by the insurer, the number of warehouse and bulk storage fires has soared by a quarter over 2021-2022.
There were 322 such blazes over the period, according to Home Office data, compared to 256 during 2020-2021. The number of accidental fires climbed by 21% (from 228 to 276), while somewhat more worryingly the number of deliberate blazes increased by almost two-thirds (up 64% from 28 to 46).
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Jönsson Named as 2023 President of SFPE |
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11/28/22
Firehouse
SFPE tabs Jimmy Jönsson, FSFPE, as its 2023 president, and Bob Libby, PE, FSFPE, as its president-elect.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland 00 The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), the world’s leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering, has named Jimmy Jönsson, FSFPE, its 2023 President, and Bob Libby, PE, FSFPE, its President-Elect.
Jimmy Jönsson, FSFPE, is Director of JVVA Fire & Risk in Madrid, Spain. Jönsson has been an SFPE member for 20 years, has served as the first president of the SFPE Spain Chapter, was the first elected president of the group that became SFPE Europe, and currently serves as editor of the SFPE EUROPE magazine and as an officer on the SFPE Board of Directors.
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Senior VP of Chemours Recognized as one of the 2022 Women of Distinction |
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11/17/22
Accesswire
WILMINGTON, DE -- The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, announced that its Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer, Susan Kelliher, has been recognized as one of the Philadelphia Business Journal's 2022 Women of Distinction. Now in its 27th year, the program honors the most influential women in the greater Philadelphia business community who are blazing trails in their companies, are respected for accomplishments within their fields, give back to the community, and are sought out as advisors and mentors.
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Schlitz Named as Johnson Controls Global Products President |
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Johnson Controls Appoints Lei Schlitz as Global Products President |
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11/14/22
By Johnson Controls International
PR Newswire
CORK, Ireland -- Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has named Lei Schlitz as vice president and president, Global Products. In this role, Schlitz will lead the Global Products business, succeeding Jeff Williams who retired earlier this year. She will be based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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SPIE in Negotiations to Acquire BELFOR (France) |
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11/2/22
MarketScreener
SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, has entered into exclusive negotiations with BELFOR, the world's leading provider of disaster recovery services, for the acquisition of their passive fire protection unit in the nuclear sector in France.
With this acquisition, SPIE strengthens its position in the fire protection market, particularly in the nuclear industry. As a leading service provider for passive fire protection, BELFOR Prévention France (BPF), has a diversified and long-standing customer base. Headquartered in Maisons-Alfort in the Paris area, the company employs around 80 qualified employees and generated revenue of € 12 million in 2021.
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Make Sure to Give Home Heaters Space |
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11/28/22
By William Mace
Seattle Fire Department
Home heaters are working extra hard with the cold weather we are experiencing. Heating-related fires are the second most common type of fires this time of year. As a reminder, make sure to give your heaters space and consider taking these precautions to prevent heating-related fires in your home.
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Best Way to Extinguish a Data Center Fire |
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11/16/22
MarketScreener
Emergency horns are blaring and a flurry of activity is spreading across the grounds of the data center in Biere. One, two, three, no - no less than four fire trucks are speeding to the security gate of the data center. There seems to be a fire inside - and the fire department? Standing outside for the time being. Because this door is at least as well guarded as Fort Knox. But in the event of a fire, everything is different. And so the floodgates open and the fire department enters. Fortunately, it's only for the annual fire drill. A good occasion to ask: How do you extinguish a fire in a data center? How does it differ from a normal house fire?
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The Importance of Protecting Fire Alarm Systems from Power Surges |
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Fire safety technology has only evolved in recent years to address the growing patchwork of local and state fire codes as well as new safety concerns. |
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7/18/22
By Chris Ralston
Security Infowatch
Surge protection delivers peace of mind for organizations as do fire alarm systems for their employees and guests
The importance of fire alarm systems cannot be overstated. From saving lives to protecting valuable property and equipment, fire alarm systems are a mainstay of all modern buildings. So much so that their use in residences, businesses, and public buildings is mandated under a number of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes. NFPA codes ensure applicable fire and life safety systems are functioning properly and consistently. If a system is found to be in violation of fire codes due to downtime or other mismanagement, the deploying organization could be subject to costly fines and/or facility shutdowns.
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What Happens When You Shoot a Li-Ion Battery With a Nail Gun? |
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11/21/22
By Thom Dunn
Boing Boing
The folks at iFixit put together a video about battery safety that looks frighteningly similar to the home experiments my friends and I used to do in high school. But they do with better safety precautions and more deliberate intentions. And wow, this is a good reminder of just how dangerous a battery can be (when mishandled, anyway).
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Case Study: Al-Bayt Stadium Fire Protection |
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FirePro
Stadiums have multiple potential fire hazards for which protection is needed. The main hazards identified from previous fire incidents are mostly related to electrical equipment and other machinery. The safety measures to mitigate these risks vary depending on the type of venue. In this case, the primary focus is the protection of the Electrical Rooms, Switchgear and Battery Rooms. A fire incident in any of these areas can have catastrophic consequences especially during live events where spectators are present.
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Worth of Honeywell Stock if You Had Invested a Decade Ago |
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11/18/22
By Zacks Equity Research
Yahoo! News
For most investors, how much a stock's price changes over time is important. Not only can it impact your investment portfolio, but it can also help you compare investment results across sectors and industries.
Another factor that can influence investors is FOMO, or the fear of missing out, especially with tech giants and popular consumer-facing stocks.
What if you'd invested in Honeywell International Inc. (HON) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to HON for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?
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Keep an Eye on Key Factors Before Investing in Boeing |
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11/27/22
By Lee Samaha
MSN
Anyone considering investing in aerospace giant Boeing should watch closely as the production ramps on its narrowbody 737 and widebody 787 aircraft. However, while that remains the key swing factor in the company's plan to reach $10 billion in free cash flow (FCF) in the 2025/2026 timeframe, the investment case also rests on the defense, space, and security segment's ability to deliver profitable growth.
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What's Behind the Johnson Controls Recent Stock Boost? |
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12/1/22
By Lou Whiteman
MSN
A Wall Street analyst has an upbeat view on Johnson Controls International, and the stock is getting a boost as a result. Shares of Johnson Controls traded up as much as 2.2% after Barclays raised its price target on the stock.
Johnson Controls is focused on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC), and the stock has had a rough year as investors have grown increasingly concerned about homebuilding activity in a rising rate environment. Shares of Johnson Controls at one point had lost more than 40% of their value year to date, but have slowly been staging a comeback in recent weeks.
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Sustainability Can Pose Some Challenges for Fire Safety |
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11/21/22
By Ron Alalouff, Freelance journalist
IFSEC Global
At the Fire Conference 2022, delegates heard about the need to put sustainability at the heart of what fire safety professionals think and do from Steve Hamm, Chief Executive of the Institution of Fire Engineers.
The topic of sustainability is so important that the impetus for it has to come from the top of organizations, said Steve Hamm. “Some things have to come from the board – sustainability is one of those.”
Once that is the case, an organization such as the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE) needs to inject sustainability into everything it does. For example, how do we assess membership and registration, ethics, values, behavior, CPD and qualifications in terms of sustainability? The syllabus is certainly getting broader.
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Steve Hamm, Chief Executive of the Institution of Fire Engineers |
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When Cooling Systems Fail |
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11/25/22
By Peter Judge
DatacenterDynamics
As the climate warms, and facilities attempt to minimize cooling for efficiency reasons, we could see a trend for cooling systems failures
It is widely assumed that data center failures normally have electrical causes, usually (and perhaps ironically) in the uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Batteries in the UPS are a common source of danger, and can lead to more extreme incidents of fires.
Blazing lithium-ion battery rooms feature prominently in data center operators’ nightmares - and rightly so. OVHcloud has yet to share details of the cause of its disastrous fire in 2021, but published reports make it clear that batteries and inverters were at the heart of it.
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The Firexo Journey and Future |
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11/28/22
By Firexo Limited
Newswires EIN
ENGLAND -- As the festive season draws nearer and positivity fills the air, the team behind Firexo have been reflecting on their journey from humble beginnings up to the present-day… While the early days of any entrepreneurial start-up are rarely easy... Firexo have ridden the global business roller coaster of recent years and have emerged stronger and more focused than ever on their original mission..
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Report Shows that Factory Fires Increased by 129% |
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11/17/22
By John S. Forrester
Powder & Bulk Solids
Data gathered by risk management firm Resilinc shows that 59% of the fires in manufacturing facilities were caused by faulty equipment.
A recent report released by risk management solutions firm Resilinc found that the number of fires in factories increased by a whopping 129% between 2020 and 2021 as facility operators grappled with a variety of challenges that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company posits that the rate of factory fires in 2022 may exceed the high rate of incidents recorded last year.
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The True Cost When a Business Must Close Because of a Fire |
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Fire Safety Search
At a time of rising production costs, high energy bills and dwindling cash reserves, many businesses are facing an uphill battle when it comes to staying afloat in such challenging economic times. But what happens when those very same businesses are hit by fire, one of the primary causes of business interruption? How does fire impact businesses and their staff and what is the true cost to local community and economy?
It is not uncommon for private businesses to go into receivership following a major fire. Small businesses and some medium-sized ones find it impossible to recover from the effect of a blaze; and evidence shows larger businesses often choose to consolidate operations in other sites following the loss of a site to fire.
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Calculating a Risk Analysis for Special Hazard Systems |
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By Louise S. Dillon, Fireaway Inc.
Fire Safety Search
In everyday parlance, people speak of risks, taking risks, unnecessary risks, and avoiding risks. Certainly, a layman’s definition of risk is widely accepted. But, what about in fire suppression and special hazard applications? Risk has a discrete definition in fire protection engineering, as:
Risk = (Probability of Fire) x (Consequence of Fire)
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StaySafe 5-in-1 Fire Extinguisher is Easy for All Users |
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12/1/22
By Startup Info Team
Startup.info
One of the most important things to do in case of a fire is to have a working fire extinguisher. A fire extinguisher can help to put out a small fire or keep it from spreading until the firefighters arrive. It is also essential to know how to use a fire extinguisher properly so that you can protect yourself and others from harm.
For tiny house fires, older fire extinguishers are unnecessarily heavy and inconvenient to use, especially for young children and older adults. The new StaySafe 5-in-1 Fire Extinguisher can be your savior here. StaySafe comes in a small handy can, and you just have to point it at the source of the fire and spray.
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