Who: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) initiated this North America-wide campaign to raise awareness of the growing dangers of home fires and ...

“This is our first time doing this, and we’re looking forward to hopefully doing it more than once, twice a year,” said Menands Fire Chief David Ognan. Residents in Menands had a front row seat to see ...

A Philadelphia City Council member and others got a first-hand look at the importance of sprinklers in stopping the threat of a fire. Two identical rooms were set ablaze on the apron of the municipal ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A demonstration was held Wednesday to show how a home sprinkler could save you in a fire. Peerless Pump Company and the Department of Homeland Security is behind this simulation.

A firefighter started a fire in a trash can Wednesday in a room without a sprinkler system. After two minutes, the fire spread to the bed. Three minutes later, a bean bag chair and carpet also were ...

Warren firefighters teamed up with officials from a national fire sprinkler organization Monday to host a live burn to show how fast a fire can spread in an un-sprinkled structure. Representatives of ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - October is Fire Prevention Month. In the event of a house fire, homeowners can lose everything within minutes. To help educate the public on the efficacy of sprinklers, Maine ...

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — Fire officials held a demonstration on Tuesday that showed the effects of a Christmas tree catching fire in a sprinklered and an un-sprinklered room. A trailer from the ...

Anybody who doubts how fast a fire can spread would have gotten a firsthand taste of how dangerous a blaze can be Tuesday at the Onalaska Fire Department. In a dramatic demonstration of a fire’s ...

The City of Annapolis held a controlled fire demonstration at City Dock Wednesday to showcase the need to retrofit buildings with sprinklers. The city is hoping to coax business and property owners to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. − Sprinklers in a college dorm room could be the difference between life and death. A demonstration by the Purdue University Fire Department, in partnership with the National Fire ...

Shane Ray, with the National Fire Sprinkler Association, speaks about how well sprinklers stop fires, after the room with sprinklers, on the left, had minimal fire damage and the room on the right, ...