New chart from the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition showcases speed of today’s home fires
By nfpa@jiveon.com Just how quickly do home fires become deadly? The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) has developed a new home fire timeline to show growth of a fire with and without fire sprinklers. During the first 90 seconds after the fire starts, the smoke
Source:: NFPA – Fire Sprinkler Initiative
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