Tag: fire hazards

College Campus Fire Stats and Safety Tips

By Joe Bebon, Editor Aug 24, 2023 Fire Safety

Updated: Aug 24, 2023

As the new school year draws near, college students across the country are preparing to move to campus in a dormitory or off-campus housing. Through their annual “Campus Fire Safety for Students” campaign in September, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Center for Campus Fire Safety (CCFS) are working together to help ensure these residences are as safe as […]

Ignorance Is a Fire Hazard! Do You Know Where Your Sprinkler Controls Are?

By Jennifer Busick May 9, 2019 Fire Safety

Updated: May 9, 2019

At a retail facility in Indianapolis, the new tenants wanted to create more space in the older storefront to make room for their new tattoo parlor. To do so, they tore out the walls around the sprinkler control room and finished by hanging drywall over the sprinkler riser and control valve. The only access they […]