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Showing posts with label 1211. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1211. Show all posts
Monday, October 6, 2014
Fire Prevention Week 2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
FSSA ANNUNCIATOR- A Monthly News Update from the FSSA- Issue 66, April 2014 - Bayesian Filter detected spam
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
NJAFED News
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
FSSA NEWS
 Please click here to download the White Paper* from the Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) to help you answer that question. *This document provides general guidelines and is not intended to provide all information necessary to determine test requirements for all cylinders. Always refer to the most current equipment manufacturer’s instructions and recommendations, DOT regulations, NFPA Standards, along with other codes and regulations that may apply.* |
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FSSA
HAS NAMED NEW VICE CHAIR OF MANUFACTURERS DIVISION
The recently vacated Vice Chair of the Manufacturers
Division has been filled. A vote was conducted by the principle
Manufacturers and the results are in.
The FSSA would like to congratulate and welcome Kevin Murray of Siemens Industry to the Board of Directors. |
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FSSA
2014 ANNUAL FORUM
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
The FSSA 32nd Annual Forum
registration is now open. Mark your calendar for February 22 - 25, 2014
in San Diego, CA.
The forum agenda is currently
being crafted by the Program Committee and may be viewed here.
Stay tuned for more updates!
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PASSING OF CHARLES
WILLMS
Charles
Fredrick Willms, 84, passed away September 14, 2013. Born in Hudson County,
NJ, on June 28, 1929, he was the son of the late Sadie and Fredrick Willms.An award winning rifleman, Charles served in the US National Guard, and was honorably discharged with the rank of Master Sergeant. Charles attended NJ Institute of Technology where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. A registered professional engineer, he was a member of the Tau Beta Phi National Engineering Honor Society, Phi Tau Sigma, ASME, CGA, IAC, US TAG, and served as technical director of the FSSA, and chairman of the NFPA. Charles worked as Director of Engineering for Fire Protections Systems for Walter Kidde, in NC, and was then self-employed as a Product Liability Consultant for fire protection products. He enjoyed playing the drums and spending time with his family. Charles was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years, Maryann E. Willms. He is survived by his loving daughter, Beverly, of Raleigh, NC; son, Roger, and his wife, Melinda, of Charlotte; grandchildren, Dean and Madolyn, of Charlotte; brother, Fred Willms, of NJ; and several nieces and nephews.  |
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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Life Kit for Battery Fires on Aircrafts.
SpectrumFX Making the LIFE Kit Available to Airlines Worldwide to Fight Lithium Battery Fires in the Cabin of Commercial Aircrafts
Lithium battery fires aboard commercial airlines are a new and dangerous threat.
Just a few years ago technology brought aboard commercial passenger airlines did not include: cell phones, lap top computers, DVD players, Readers or iPads. All of these everyday use devices can cause a new risk of fire and explosion in the passenger cabin and in cargo shipments. All of these devices and much more use the battery technology of Lithium and Lithium-ion batteries – these batteries pose a new threat aboard our commercial airlines.
Certified and aboard our commercial airlines to fight most contingencies of fires is an extinguishing product referred to as Halon, a commercially available agent that will extinguish a multitude of fires using last century technology and science. However the FAA also states; “…Halon 1301, the fire suppression agent found in Class C cargo holds, ‘is ineffective in controlling a lithium metal cell fire’ and lithium metal battery explosions can lead to 'rapid fire spread' in cargo compartments.”[1]
The range of Halon products now being used in the airline industry are no longer manufactured. By worldwide treaty Halon is being phased out because of its ozone depleting properties.[2]
A small Aviation Safety Company in Tulsa, OK, SpectrumFX, Inc., is taking new steps to offer groundbreaking safety measures to control this new risk of fire danger. SpectrumFX is now marketing its biodegradable agent in a product called the LIFE Kit. This Kit, to be carried on board, is the first known product that will assist the cabin crew in extinguishing a Laptop or other fire caused by Lithium-ion batteries aboard airlines worldwide.
For more information you may contact SpectrumFX at info@spectrumfx.net or call 918-392-9799 and you can visit their website at www.spectrumfx.net
[1] AVFLASH NEWS October 8, 2010
[2] http://www.epa.gov/ozone/intpol/
Read the full story here: http://www.pr.com/press-release/517853
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
9/11/01
In Honor of all who serve, near and far.
All gave some, Some gave all... May we never forget.
9/11/01
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Recycling Center Fires Causing Huge Health Risk
Recycling Centre Fires Causing
Huge Health Risk
Rob Ratcliff, Content &
Community Manager
23/08/2013
23/08/2013
A spate of blazes at recycling
centres raises the question of whether our drive for sustainability comes at a
price.
The night sky is painted orange, and a dark silhouette hovers on
an aerial platform, spraying water into the light, tackling a blaze that has
been burning for almost three days already. This isn’t a wildfire, or a
building burning, but tonnes of waste waiting to be recycled.
The fire at Bredbury Recycling Centre, near Manchester, is one
of at least five that IFSEC Global has been made aware of in August so far. It
broke out on Tuesday night, and as of Friday afternoon shows little sign of
abating. In his latest update, station manager Paul Whittaker speaks of meeting
with the police, the environment agency, and the council "to develop a
plan for the bank holiday weekend."
Meanwhile in Nottinghamshire, just yesterday, a fire broke out
at another recycling centre for the second time in three weeks. The first blaze
was sparked on Saturday, August 3, and took them over a week to bring under
control. Then yesterday, a second fire broke out in another part of the
recycling facility in Worksop.
So what is going on? Why are there so many fires, why do they
last so long, and don’t they present a risk to public health and safety?
Difficult to tackle
The why is difficult to answer, but undoubtedly the vast amount of combustible waste, stored in close proximity and in tightly packed conditions, is a huge contributor and has a large amount to do with why the fires last so long.
The why is difficult to answer, but undoubtedly the vast amount of combustible waste, stored in close proximity and in tightly packed conditions, is a huge contributor and has a large amount to do with why the fires last so long.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue’s Bryn Coleman explained the
problem with the first fire at Worksop:
The fire is seated deep within a large amount of household waste
therefore simply putting water onto it meant that only the top was being damped
down, while the rest of it was still burning. The more water we put onto it,
the more smoke there is, and clearly this is a concern for anyone living
nearby.
In most cases firefighters are able to contain the fire and
extinguish the majority of the visible flames, but the fire will continue to
smoulder underneath the surface. The tactics that officers then use will be to
turn the bales and damp them down gradually. Coleman explained on Friday,
August 9:
At a meeting on site today, it was decided that the best way
forward is to break down the burning rubbish into smaller chunks, damping it down
as we go. The site owners will spend the weekend clearing enough space on site
for us to do this, and our crews will return on Monday to continue the fire
fighting operation.
For firefighters to leave the blaze, which is under control but
still burning, is common in these incidents, but it shows how vast an operation
this can often be.
Public health
Another significant problem
with these blazes is the public health concerns. Many recycling centres are in
central locations, unlike landfill sites, which are usually in an area with a
lower population density. When these fires break out, Public Health England has
to issue its usual advice. Indeed, we found this on each of the reports we read
about recent blazes:
Smoke consists of a mixture of gases, liquid droplets and solid
particles representing the decomposition and combustion products from fires.
Any smoke can be an irritant and as such, if people have to be outdoors, they
are advised to avoid outside areas affected by any smoke or ash or to limit the
time that they spend in them.
Some of the substances present in smoke can irritate the lining
of the air passages, the skin and the eyes. Respiratory symptoms include
coughing and wheezing, breathlessness, sputum (phlegm) production and chest
pain. If symptoms occur, people should seek medical advice or call NHS 111.
All of this means that firefighters have to work with scientists
in order to test the air quality and the makeup of any smoke-carried debris. #smethwickfire
The scale of the problem facing
fire services and public health officials was really underlined by a massive
fire in Smethwick, near Birmingham, on June 30, believed to have been caused by
a Chinese lantern. The incident was classed a “major incident” and saw 429
calls made to the emergency services -- more than three times the daily
average. The fire could reportedly be seen over 40 miles away.
In the weeks following the incident, West Midlands Fire Service
produced a remarkable video collating all of the data and information
it had on the major incident. In response, the issue of Chinese Lanterns was
debated in Parliament, and High Street shop Poundland stopped selling them. At
the end of the video they make the point that there are 57 recycling centres in
the West Midlands alone, which underlines the potential for incidents
continuing to stretch fire service resources.
Around 20 fires have struck West Midlands recycling centres this
year so far with another breaking out on Monday, August 5.
With so many recycling centres to protect from fire, how long
will it be until firefighters are unable to contain the blaze within the
confines of the site? With cuts facing fire services across the country, don’t
we need to tackle the causes of these fires before serious harm is done to a
community?
Click Here for the original Link : http://www.ifsecglobal.com/author.asp?section_id=414&doc_id=560952
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