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Common Voices Advocacy
Group Recipients of Senator Paul S. Sarbanes
Fire Safety Leadership Award
The Congressional Fire Service Institute and the
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation have
selected Common Voices for the Senator Paul S.
Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award.
Named after retired-Senator Paul S. Sarbanes of
Maryland, the award recognizes organizations for
their outstanding contributions to firefighter
health and safety.
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The IAFC and Common
Voices to be honored at the National Fire and
Emergency Services Dinner:
The Congressional Fire Services Institute
and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
have selected the International Association of
Fire Chiefs and Common Voices for the Senator
Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership
Award.
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Residential Fire
Sprinklers Receive Landslide Support
Voting members of the leading building
code body in the nation, the International Code
Council (ICC), overwhelmingly supported a
residential fire sprinkler requirement for all
new one- and two-family homes and townhouses.
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National Fire
Sprinkler Association Partners with
International Association of Fire Chiefs on Fire
Sprinkler Resources for Communities
The Second Edition of “Residential Fire
Sprinklers...A Step-By-Step Approach for
Communities” and the updated companion Look Up
For Safety CD/DVD set is now available to fire
service and community leaders. The updated
resources build upon the original editions,
which were released in 2001.
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Fire Team USA and
Common Voices Encourage Everyone to “Get
Involved!”
The numbers are staggering. The problem
will not go away. New problems are built every
day.
Yes, we are referencing the growing fire problem
in America. People are dying at alarming rates.
What can we do to change this trend?
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Deadly fires prompt
national warning
Fires strike across the country, killing
on the average nine people each day (one every
162 minutes) and injuring thousands. Each one is
a tragedy, and just within the past two weeks we
have seen several particularly horrific ones.
Read more
here
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Fire Sprinkler
Incentive Act Overview
The cost of fire in America is
enormous. Every year we suffer over 3,200 civilian deaths,
about 100 fire fighter deaths, and over 16,000 injuries.
The direct property damage caused by fire is over $10
billion. However, when you factor indirect costs associated
with fire, such as lost economic activity, this figure
climbs to over $107 billion.
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Fire Sprinkler
Incentive Act Bullet Points
The Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2007,
HR 1742 in the House of Representatives and S
582 in the Senate, would amend the 1986 Internal
Revenue Code to classify fire sprinkler
retrofits as a five year property for purposes
of depreciation.
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here
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Common Voices podcast
on Firehouse.com
The stories of Vina, Amy and Bonnie bring
to life the message that "Fire Sprinklers Save
Lives" and highlight the need for cooperation
and collaboration in working to affect change on
our nations fire problem.
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Sprinkler Save in
Massachusetts
Massachusetts recently reached a major milestone
in fire safety. In
response to the 2003 Station Nightclub fire, MA
passed comprehensive fire safety legislation
that we call the MA Fire Safety Act. One of its
many provisions was requiring certain bars and
nightclubs to install fire sprinklers within
three years.
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more here |
Gail Minger featured
on Fire Marshal's Corner: Winter 2007
Podcast
In this month’s Fire Marshal’s Corner, we start with some very sound advice from South Carolina Fire Marshal John Reich about holiday fire safety, particularly when it comes to Christmas Tree fires. Every year these fires happen, but are very easily preventable with some simple steps. NIST has a great video on how fast a Christmas tree ignites that can be downloaded and used in your public safety programs.
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Beach fire kindles
memory of frat house fire
Chapel Hill - The fire that killed seven
students Sunday on Ocian Isle Beach has revived
memories of a fatal fraternity fire in Chapel
hill.
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more here |
Fire Tragedies in the
news...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Oct. 30) - A student who
survived a beach house inferno by leaping from a
third-story window said Tuesday he wasn't sure
what woke him up, but he had to make the
decision to jump quickly because smoke was
filling the room.
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Earlier fire brought
sprinklers to UNC; Ocean Isle tragedy spurs
calls for similar changes
The fire gutted the house, leaving several
college students dead and a community in
mourning. It also prompted calls to strengthen
the local fire code, since the working smoke
alarms weren't enough to prevent the deaths.
Sound familiar?
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more here |
NFSA Board of
Directors Unveils Common Voices Advocates’
Coalition
The National Fire Sprinkler Association Board of
Directors unveiled its latest sponsored
initiative, an Advocates’ Coalition called
Common Voices, at its October Board meeting
in New York City. The NFSA Board began building
this Coalition in February of 2007
by bringing together fire advocates who have
been affected by fire, but have turned tragic
events into advocacy by supporting fire
sprinklers.
Read more here
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