NFPA’s Fire Loss Statistics in the United States During 2021
Each year in September or October the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) publishes the annual fire loss report in the US for the year prior. The 2021 report was published in September 2022...
<strong>Transitioning from Fluorinated Foam to Fluorine Free Firefighting Foams</strong>
This is a follow-up to our November 2020 article on the development of fluorine free firefighting foams, Comparison Testing of the New “Fluorine Free” Firefighting Foams. AFFF: Aqueous film forming...
Comparison Testing of the New “Fluorine Free” Firefighting Foams
Water alone is typically not effective in controlling or extinguishing fires involving low flash point ignitable liquids. As a result, foam/water mixtures, utilizing Class B firefighting foams...
Rolling Mills
High pressure hydraulic, gear and bearing lubrication and rolling fluids are used to operate rolling mills that process primary metals. Mill rolls are driven by large several thousand horsepower...
Industrial Fryers
Industrial fryers are used in the food industry to produce all kinds of pre-cooked foods and snacks including french fries, chicken wings and tortilla chips just to name a few. Large fryers can...
Molten Metals
Molten material breakouts are a common cause of loss in primary metal occupancies. These spills may come from the melting vessel or from molten material handling equipment. Refractory is very...
Ceiling-Only Sprinkler Designs for Warehouses with Ceiling Heights over 45 ft.
FM Global recently updated their Property Loss Prevention Data Sheet 8-9, Storage of Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and Plastic Commodities (July 2019 edition), to include ceiling-only sprinkler designs for...
Honeywell Recalls Photoelectric Smoke Sensors
As of June 21, 2019 Honeywell is recalling their Gamewell-FCI and Notifier Photoelectric Smoke Sensors sold with fire alarm systems. They have noticed that certain sensor models can possibly...
Viking K28 ESFR Sprinkler - FM Approval
Viking's Model VK514 ESFR Storage Sprinkler is now FM Approved to provide ceiling-only protection for storage up to 50 ft. under ceilings up to 55 ft. in height. Key sprinkler data is as...
Changes to the 2019 edition of NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
As the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) states, "NFPA 13 is the industry benchmark for design and installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems. NFPA 13 addresses sprinkler system...
Kidde Fire Extinguisher Recall Guide
Kidde recently identified a potential product safety issue related to certain models of its fire extinguishers. As a result, the company is voluntarily recalling these extinguishers. The recall...
Solids and Liquids
What is an oxidizer? It can be a solid or a liquid. It yields oxygen or other oxidizing gas and can react to promote or initiate combustion of combustible materials. Under some circumstances, it can...