Automatic Sprinklers and High-Volume Low Speed Fans - What to Do?
HVLS fans were originally used in Australia in the dairy industry to help keep humidity low for the cattle. When the original design was introduced in Australia, it was mandatory for the HVLS fans to...
Sprinklers are Installed in Colleges for 20 year old Students. Why not for 6-year-old children in Kindergarten?
Several years ago a college student set fire to a dormitory at Seton Hall University located in Newark, NJ. The fire tragically killed several students. Automatic sprinkler protection was not...
Choosing Structural Systems for Earthquakes
Several factors come into play when it comes to designing earthquake protection for a building. These include site selection, building type and the particular building code used. This month, we will...
Recall Program for Globe Model "J" Dry Sprinklers
In June 2007, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Globe Fire Sprinkler Corporation of Standish, MI announced a nationwide recall of up to 300,000 Model J Series dry fire sprinklers...
Fire Statistics
2005 NFPA Fire Statistics: • 1,584,500 fires attended by public fire departments, decrease of 6.1% from 2002 (1,734,500) - ┬╜ of 1976 • 519,500 structure fires, increase of 0.1% from 2002 (519,000) •...
Don't Ever Use the Word Remarkable
September 11th may have been the worst day we will ever live through. Since then we have poured out our emotions with patriotism in defiance of the terrorists that killed over 3,000 civilians and...
WTC Collapse
Referencing the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on September 11, 2001, an article in the November/December 2001 issue of the NFPA Journal addressed the issue of why buildings collapse. As tragic as...
Official FDNY Memorial Service Set for November 18
The official FDNY 9-11 Memorial Service will be held Sunday, November 18, 2001 at Madison Square Garden, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The announcement was made by the organizing task force for the event...
Disaster Plan
Risk Logic and its staff wishes to offer its most sincere sympathies and condolences to the families and friends who have lost their loved ones during the horrific terrorist act that occurred on...
Central Sprinkler Head Recall
On July 19th, 2001, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Central Sprinkler Company, an affiliate of Tyco Fire Products LP, of Lansdale, PA., announced a voluntary recall of 35 million...
Sprinkler Protection In High Rise Buildings
One of the largest fires in the history of New York City occurred on Superbowl Sunday, January 31, 1993. Fire broke out in a corporate high-rise office building located at 280 Park Avenue in...
Last Minute Y2K Precautions
Everywhere you look these days, the "Y2K bug" is being written about or some "expert" is making predictions about the end of the world. Mass hysteria? Probably, but if we've learned anything over the...