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Fighting Fire

September 8, 2016

There isn’t a specific documented day in history that humans first controlled fire. However, my guess is that less than...

FPE Corner

Louisville Warehouse Fire

September 6, 2016

Samuel S. Dannaway

Before 7 a.m. on April 3, 2015, a fire occurred at Building 6 at the General Electric Appliance Park in...

Johnson Controls, Tyco Complete Merger

September 6, 2016

A newly formed Johnson Controls began operations Sept. 6 following the successful completion of its merger with Tyco. By uniting...

Code Update

Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems

September 6, 2016

Ron George

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) publishes the industry standard for automatic fire sprinkler systems. The standard is titled “NFPA...

Rack ‘em up, NFPA 30 then and now

August 10, 2016

Samuel S. Dannaway

In 1992, I designed the fire protection systems for a Hazardous Materials Storage Building. The building had a separate area...

Life safety sprinkler systems challenge workshop

July 11, 2016

Samuel S. Dannaway

NFPA recently published the report summarizing the results of this workshop. Sponsored by NFPA, it took place December 14-15, 2015,...

Testing pressure-regulating standpipe hose valves

June 6, 2016

Samuel S. Dannaway

My April column on the One Meridian Plaza Fire discussed the fire’s impact on the use of pressure-regulating hose valves...

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now require facilities to comply with 2012 additions of NFPA 101, NFPA 99

May 12, 2016

NFPA offers resources to help stakeholders affected by this long-awaited decision The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...

Just fact

May 9, 2016

Samuel S. Dannaway

Reminiscent of Paul Harvey, this is a story of a connection. In the book “The Go-Giver,” by Bob Bourg and...

Coffman Engineers acquires S.S. Dannaway

May 4, 2016

Coffman Engineers, Inc. has acquired Honolulu-based fire protection engineering firm S.S. Dannaway Associates, Inc. SSDA is the Pacific Rim’s leading...

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Fighting Fire

Louisville Warehouse Fire

Johnson Controls, Tyco Complete Merger

Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems

Rack ‘em up, NFPA 30 then and now

Life safety sprinkler systems challenge workshop

Testing pressure-regulating standpipe hose valves

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now require facilities to comply with 2012 additions of NFPA 101, NFPA 99

Just fact

Coffman Engineers acquires S.S. Dannaway

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