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Alert
NFPA on Antifreeze in Residential
   The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) issued a safety alert recommending that residential fire sprinkler systems containing antifreeze should be drained and the antifreeze replaced with water. The alert follows a research study and an initial set of fire tests conducted after a fire raised concerns. The incident involved a grease fire in a kitchen where a sprinkler with a high concentration of antifreeze deployed. The fire resulted in a single fatality.                 NFPA said based on testing conducted, 70/30% glycerin and 60/40% propylene glycol antifreeze may provide an unacceptable risk of harm to occupants in certain types of fire scenarios, in particular kitchen grease fires. There were successful tests where kitchen grease fires were extinguished or contained with a 50/50% glycerin solution but it was felt there should be additional testing to more fully understand if there is a risk associated with 50/50% glycerin solution.
   NFPA offered the following interim guidance on residential sprinklers: Fire sprinklers are extremely effective fire protection devices, significantly reducing deaths, injuries and property loss from fire; These systems should not be disconnected.
   Until the results of further testing on antifreeze are available, NFPA recommends the following: • If you have, or are responsible for, a residential occupancy with a fire sprinkler system, contact a sprinkler contractor to check and see if there is antifreeze in the system. • If there is antifreeze in the system, as an interim measure, drain the system and replace it with water only. Problems associated with freezing of sprinkler pipes can be mitigated by alternative measures such as insulation. NFPA hopes to provide further guidance based on additional testing before the winter freezing months. • If you are putting in a new residential sprinkler system, design and install a system that does not require antifreeze.
   The NFPA Safety Alert Regarding Antifreeze in Residential Sprinklers and more information on this topic can be found at www.nfpa.org/antifreeze

 

 

"NFPA’s Fire Sprinkler Initiative" For more information, visit the NFPA’s Fire Sprinkler Initiative website.

FPC's Calendar Updates

August 1, 2010
Texas Hold’em Tournament
Ohio Fire Safety
Coalition Burn Invitational
Glenmoor Country Club
Canton, OH
Contact: Julie Schade
(216) 447-6331, Fax 216-447-6211
E-mail: Julie.Schade@lubrizol.com
Website: www.ohiofsc.org

August 2, 2010
6th OFSC Burn Invitational
Glenmoor Country Club
Canton, OH
Contact: Julie Schade
(216) 447-6331, Fax 216-447-6211
E-mail: Julie.Schade@lubrizol.com
Website: www.ohiofsc.org

August 6, 2010
4th Burn Aid Golf Classic
Benefits Tangier Shriner’s
Transportation Fund
Contact: John Wieczorek
Fire Sprinkler Contractors
Association of Nebraska
(402) 894-1045
Website: http://fscan.org

August 7, 2010
AFSA Sacramento Valley Chapter
5th Annual Softball Tournament
Benefiting the Sacramento Firefighters Burn Center
Laguna Park Softball Complex
Sacramento, CA
Contact: Amy Donahoo, Action Fire Fab & Supply Inc.,
(209) 836-6464, Fax 209-836-6475,
E-mail: amy@actionfirefab.com

August 9, 2010
AFSA Yankee Chapter 23rd Annual Golf Tournament
for Boston Shriners Hospital
Foxborough Country Club in
Foxborough, MA
Contact: Chris Gray
Fire Spec Sprinkler Supply Co., Inc.
(508) 279-0058
Fax 508-279-0288
Website: www.firespec.com

August 10, 2010
GFSA General Meeting
with Matthew Hyde, Onsite Software, Inc.
Contact: Bobby McCullough
Georgia Fire Sprinkler Association
E-mail: bobby@atlantasprinkler.com
Website: www.georgiafiresprinkler.org

August 17, 2010
Iowa Fire Sprinkler Contractors
Association 4th Golf Outing
University of Iowa Hospitals
and Clinics Burn Treatment
Center Benefit
Brown Deere Golf Course
Coralville, IA
Contact: Kelly Mitchell
(319) 665-4330
E-mail: kmitchell@summitfire.com
Lisa Falkers, (319) 721-6216
E-mail: lisa-falkers@uiowa.edu

August 30, 2010
22nd Burn Center
Golf Invitational
Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
Lake Geneva, WI
Contact: Kay Luedke, (262) 253-9300
E-mail: kluedke@freedomfirewi.com
Dan Gengler, (715) 256-9515
E-mail: dannfsa@aol.com

September 10, 2010
Burn Aid Golf Classic
Emerald Greens
St. Louis, MO
Contact: Dennis Webb
(314) 771-5227, Fax 314-771-5886
E-mail: dwebb@guardianfirepro.com

September 13, 2010
14th Burn Aid Golf Classic
TPC Golf Course
Blaine, MN
Contact: Peg Bohn
(651) 452-8506
E-mail: pegbohn@aol.com

September 14, 2010
Canadian Automatic Sprinkler
Association Ontario Regional
Golf Tournament
Benefitting Camp BUCKO (Burn Camp for Kids in Ontario) and
The Hospital for Sick Children
Royal Woodbine Golf Club
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Sean Pearce
(905) 477-2270
www.casa-firesprinkler.org

September 15, 2010
17th AFSA-VA Chapter Burn
Survivors Golf Tournament
Hunting Hawk Golf Course
Glen Allen, VA
Contact: George Wagner, Exec. Dir.
(804) 514-3154
E-mail: wagnerg@mindspring.com

September 20, 2010
4th Michael Minger
Golf Classic
Hermitage, President’s
Reserve Golf Course
Nashville, TN
Contact: Gail Minger
(850) 621-5161
E-mail: minger4family@aol.com

September 20, 2010 
Mid Atlantic AFSA Chapter’s
18th Charity Golf Outing
Old York Road Country Club
Spring House, PA
Contact: Glenn Cooper
(215) 659-0676
E-mail: glenn.cooper@gmcooper.com
Jay Stough, (215) 345-8066
Email: jays@tilleyfire.com
Deb Covino, (215) 794-2978
Email: mikewdeb@aol.com

September 22, 2010
21st TxFSCA Charity Golf Classic
Trophy Club Country Club
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Contact: Carol McCain
(281) 361-8069
E-mail: info@txfsca.org
Website: www.txfsca.org

September 29-October 3, 2010
AFSA Annual Meeting
Providence, RI
Contact: AFSA
Website: www.firesprinkler.org

October 4, 2010 
Central Ohio Chapter/SFPE 21st OSU Burn Center Golf Outing
The Golf Club at Muirfield Village
Dublin, OH
Contact: Robert (Bob) Dawson
SimplexGrinnell
(614) 602-2024, Fax 614-602-2011
E-mail: rdawson@simplexgrinnell.com

October 11, 2010
16th KFSCA Foundation
Charity Golf Scramble
Cardinal Club Golf Course
Simpsonville, KY
Contact: Angela Underwood
E-mail: angela@ksae.com
Website: www.kfsca.org

October 14, 2010
Fire Sprinkler Contractors
Assn. of Southern California
14th Charity Golf Tournament
Los Serranos Golf Club
Chino, CA
Contact: Larry Seligman
(626) 673-5345
Kraig Kirschner, AFCON
(626) 444-0541, Fax 626-444-3887
E-mail: info@afcon.org

October 18, 2010
GFSA Bob Mccullough
Memorial Golf Tournament
Hamilton Mill Golf Club
Dacula, Georgia
Contact: Scott Donnelly
Challenge Fire Protection
(770) 682-0692
E-mail: CFPSPRNKLR@aol.com

October 20, 2010
16th Ken Houston
Memorial Golf Tournament
Rock Barn Golf & Spa
Conover, NC
Contact: Chuck Bramley
HD Supply - Fire Protection
(704) 784-4700
E-mail: william.bramley@hdsupply.com
AFSA Carolinas Chapter
(336) 885-5007
E-mail: afsa@vikingsoutheast.com

November 3-4, 2010
10th International Water Mist Conference
Prague, Czech Republic
Contact: Matthias Ecke
International Water Mist Association
Biederitzer Str. 5, 39175
Heyrothsberge, Germany
Phone + 49 392 92 690 - 25, Fax -26
Mobile +49 175 415 33 66
E-mail: info@iwma.net

December 3, 2010  
8th Golf & Wine Tour Gala
Poppy Ridge Golf Course
Livermore, CA
Lorelei Ostrander
AFSA Greater Bay Area Chapter
(925) 913-0145, (925) 600-7023
E-mail: lorelei@cafsa.org

More Dates by Organization
Visit Websites for more information.

AFSA, Web: www.firesprinkler.org
    Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School, July 12-23, 2010; October 11-22, 2010;  Layout School for Residential One- & Two-Family Dwellings; August 23-27, 2010 — Dallas, TX

NFSA, Web: www.nfsa.org

NFPA, Web: www.nfpa.org
Installation of Sprinkler Systems (NFPA 13)
July 19-21, 2010 — San Francisco, CA
September 13-15, 2010 — Charlotte, NC
September 20-22, 2010 — Reno (Sparks), NV
September 27-29, 2010 — Secaucus, NJ
October 18-20, 2010 — St. Louis, MO
October 25-27, 2010 — Quincy, MA
October 25-27, 2010 — Denver, CO   
November 1-3, 2010 — Oak Brook, IL  
November 8-10, 2010 — Seattle, WA
November 15-17, 2010 — Pittsburgh (Mars), PA   
December 6-8, 2010 — Garden Grove (Anaheim), CA   
December 13-15, 2010 — Orlando, FL
Also see one- and two-day courses on:
Sprinkler Hydraulics ; Plan Review; Fire Pumps;
Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance.

BlazeMaster®, Web: www.blazemastertraining.com
Installers Online Training Program

FMI, Web: www.fminet.com
2010 Program and Workshop Calendar

Fire Tech Productions, Web: www.firetech.com

Oklahoma State University, Web: www.ce.ceat.okstate.edu
Fire Technology On-Line Classroom — Basic Principles of Automatic Fire Sprinkler Protection; Fire Protection Hydraulics & Water Supply Analysis; Review and Evaluation of Automatic Sprinkler System Plans and Design.

   
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Fire Sprinkler History:
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Certification: "The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET)" For more information, visit theNICET website.

"NFPA’s Fire Sprinkler Initiative" For more information, visit the NFPA’s Fire Sprinkler Initiative website.

"Fire Sprinkler Coalition" For more information, visit the IRC Fire Sprinkler Coalition website.

"Campus FireWatch" For more information, visit the Campus FireWatch website.

"Fire Sprinkler Academy" For more information, visit the Fire Sprinkler Academy website.

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