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Fire Prevention Week 10/5/2014 - 10/11/2014

HISTORY OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

The Great Conflagration

On Oct. 9, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire started. This tragic fire killed about 300 people, left 100,000 homeless and destroyed more than 17,000 structures.

One popular legend claims that Mrs. Catherine O'Leary was milking her cow when the animal kicked over a lamp, set the O'Leary's barn on fire and started the fiery conflagration. The city of Chicago was fast to rebuild and soon began to remember the event with festivities. The Fire Marshals Association of North America believed the 40th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire should be observed in a way that would keep the public aware of the importance of fire prevention.

On Oct. 9, 1911, was the first National Prevention Day. In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first national Fire Prevention Day proclamation. By 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first National Fire Prevention Week, which was Oct. 4-10, 1925. He noted that in the previous year approximately 15,000 lives had been lost to fire in the United States. President Coolidge's proclamation stated, "This waste results from conditions that justify a sense of shame and horror; for the greater part of it could and ought to be prevented.... It is highly desirable that every effort be made to reform the conditions that have made possible so vast a destruction of the national wealth."

National Fire Prevention Week is always the week in which Oct. 9 falls. Each year, a specific theme is chosen and is commemorated throughout the United States.

It was like a snowstorm only the flakes were red instead of white.

Besides the fact that the Great Chicago Fire started around 9 o'clock on Sunday evening, October 8, 1871, somewhere in or very near the O'Leary barn, the exact particulars of its origins are unknown. But, given the dry summer and the careless way the city had been built and managed, a kick from a cow would have been sufficient but by no means necessary to burn Chicago down. As A.T. Andreas, the city's leading nineteenth-century historian, put it, "Nature had withheld her accustomed measure of prevention, and man had added to the peril by recklessness."

For additional information

Siemens Building Technologies-Fire Business Unit

Industry Affairs Team

Dan Finnegan   daniel.finnegan@siemens.com    630.240.4328

 

 

Stat-X First Responder® saves Mobile Home

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

 

January 7, 2014

  Stat-X First Responder® saves Mobile Home:

  

Claremont, New Hampshire-Fireaway Inc. is pleased to announce another success story!

Fortunately, the fire department's staff car was equipped with a Stat-X First Responder® when the Claremont Fire Department was alerted to an interior mobile home fire.  The first fire fighter on the scene surveyed the area and immediately deployed the Stat-X First Responder in the old, lightweight, combustible mobile home.  The fire was contained until the fire engine arrived with water.  The unit suppressed the fire and made the home interior safe for operation when the fire truck arrived on the scene. Without the Stat-X First Responder the fire would have been "out-of-hand" when the fire truck arrived.

The Stat-X First Responder performed as advertised according to Chief Bergeron, Claremont Fire Department.

About Stat-X First Responder

The Stat-X First Responder® is a hand deployed aerosol generator that is used by emergency first responders. Stat-X First Responders® are highly-advanced condensed aerosol fire suppression solutions. The aerosol agent that is used in these robust generators is eco­ friendly (zero ozone depletion, zero atmospheric life, and insignificant global warming potential) and non-toxic.  These units are deployed in the toughest conditions worldwide, including manholes, domestic fires, and many industrial applications.

Stat-X is manufactured by Fireaway Inc., an ISO 9001-2008 certified company with production facilities in Minnetonka, Minnesota and Minden, Louisiana. All products are manufactured in the USA using the highest quality construction materials.  Inquiries may be made by mail, phone or email.   Please visit our website, www.statx.com, for further information or to locate a certified distributor in your area.

Hiller Systems is an authorized distributor of Stat-X products.  Learn more about Hiller Systems by visiting our website at www.hillersystemsinc.com or visit our Hiller Shop at www.hillershop.com!

Safe Awake - New Product Announcement

In response to the new requirements of NFPA, the Safe Awake provides a unique alerting capability for awakening the deaf, profoundly deaf and hard of hearing individuals when a smoke alarm is activated.

NFPA 72 now requires the use of TACTILE NOTIFICATION DEVICES, such as the Safe Awake, in sleeping areas, including hotels, dormitories, assisted and independent care facilities, and certain rental properties.

The patented 6” by 3” product simply plugs into any 120V electrical bedside outlet and is placed on a bedside nightstand or mounted on a wall adjacent to the bed.   It is equipped with a battery backup system which provides power in the event of a power failure.   It’s speaker emits a high decibel, low frequency audible signal  and a flashing indicator light.   The tactile stimulating bed shaker fits directly under the mattress.

For More Information, Contact Kim Boice @ (757) 549-9123 or Kim.Boice@hillerva.com!

Hiller Systems Receives Training Recognition

By:  Mark Herzog

On May 8th, 2011, Hiller Systems was awarded a commemorative plaque, recognizing 20 years of commitment to the Robert E. Rumans Hampton Roads Firefighting Symposium. Hiller has been involved in the Marine Firefighting Symposium since its inception in 1991. Hiller’s contribution involves an overview of fixed firefighting systems and equipment, including function and emergency operational procedures. Our trailer-mounted Fixed Carbon Dioxide System discharge is a perennial favorite of the class attendees who hail from both coasts of North America, South America, Panama, Singapore and Europe. Originally, Mark Herzog was the instructor, with those duties being handed over to Dave Faller many years ago. Hiller Systems is proud to be a part of one of the only Marine Firefighting courses of its kind. The Symposium was named posthumously for Robert E. Rumens, who was one of the original founders of this valuable training course.

The Robert E. Rumens Hampton Roads Firefighting Symposium was sponsored by:

• Virginia Port Authority/MIRT (Marine incident Response Team)

• Virginia Department of Fire Programs

• Virginia Maritime Association

• Ft. Eustis Fire Department

• Maritime Administration

• Norfolk Fire Rescue

• U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Hampton Roads

• U.S. Navy Fleet Training Center Fire School, Norfolk, VA

• Military Sealift Command

• Tri-State Maritime Safety Association

• Hampton Roads Fire Chiefs Association

This course is designed to familiarize land-based firefighters and Maritime personnel on procedures necessary to handle a marine incident within a port or waterway. This course meets NFPA 1005 standards, is ProBoard and IFSAC certified.

Course Topics included:

• Vessel Construction

• Vessel Safety

• Firefighting Tactics

• Incident Management Procedures

• Vessel and Terminal Operations

• Vessel Firefighting Systems

• Legal Issues

• Live Firefighting Evolutions

• Waterborne Exercise

• Practical Workstations

• Vessel Tours

• Review of Past Incidents

• Contingency Planning

• WMD/Hazmat Incidents

For more informaiton about this or other marine fire fighting applications, contact us today at