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Back to homepageLetter to the editor: “Protect your home, your family, your neighbor’s home, and your firefighters with residential sprinklers”
By nfpa@jiveon.com In a letter to the editor published today on Capegazette.com, Delaware Fire Sprinkler Coalition chairman, Paul Eichler, addressed the conversation about home fire sprinklers that is taking place in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. On behalf of the Delaware Source::…
Read MoreLive fire demonstration vividly illustrates the important of home fire safety
By nfpa@jiveon.com A national morning television show is highlighting the importance of fire safety during the holiday season. Days before Thanksgiving, the peak day of the year for home cooking fires, Good Morning America featured a live fire safety demonstration…
Read MoreThe Latest Issue of FSI Newsletter Features Sprinkler Test from This Old House, Heating Safety Tips
By nfpa@jiveon.com The November issue of the Fire Sprinkler Initiative newsletter is now available. There are stories on: the home fire sprinkler test performed by This Old House’s Richard Trethewey the New Hampshire summit that brought together fire safety Source::…
Read MoreKeep everyone safe from fire hazards this Thanksgiving
By nfpa@jiveon.com More than three times as many home cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving Day than on a typical day of the year, according to the latest U.S. Home Cooking Fires Report recently released by NFPA. The report shows that…
Read MoreThe Phoenix Society’s Fellowship Program: Applications Are Now Open
By nfpa@jiveon.com The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors is accepting applications for its 2020 Phoenix Fellowship program. These 11-month service-learning positions give early-career professionals the opportunity to gain professional experience as well as build a larger Source:: NFPA – Fire…
Read MoreShowing How Sprinklers Work on This Old House
By nfpa@jiveon.com If you were thumbing through your social media feeds over the last few days, you might have seen it: with a little humor and a great hat, Richard Trethewey from This Old House demonstrated how sprinklers work in…
Read MoreSide-by-Side at New Hampshire Summit Underscores Today’s Home Fire Dangers
By nfpa@jiveon.com The third annual Fire Safety and Carbon Monoxide Awareness and Prevention Summit was held this week in Lebanon, NH. The summit brought together fire and life safety professionals in New Hampshire and Vermont to explore ways to prevent…
Read MoreDelaware State Fire School spreads the message of life safety across the state during fire prevention season
By nfpa@jiveon.com The staff, instructors and aides of the Delaware State Fire School (DSFS) had a busy schedule during Fire Prevention Week season. Beginning in early September through early November it is estimated that DSFS operated 115 programs in fire…
Read MoreTony Miranda Memorial
Anthony J. Miranda served with honor and distinction with the Fire Services Training Institute since incorporation in October of 2006. He served as corporate secretary through 2019 and Media Director of the FSTI Media Group for 13 years. All those…
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