Lieutenant Lisa Alexson, Fire Prevention Officer, and volunteer firefighters with the City of Chilliwack Fire Department in Chilliwack, BC, provided home fire sprinkler educational materials at the Home Expo held at Chilliwack Heritage Park earlier this year. During this three-day
By: Shayne Mintz, Canadian Regional Director, National Fire Protection Association I had a wonderful opportunity to speak with some very enthusiastic and supportive fire-prevention officers at a recent awards dinner. We had a great conversation about how rare it is
May 19-25 is Home Fire Sprinkler Week, uniting safety advocates nationwide around the extreme risks of home fires and the need for more home fire sprinkler protection. HFSC offers the following media resources. Please list HFSC as the source.
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Canada will award stipends to 20 qualifying fire departments that demonstrate a plan to conduct a community event featuring a side-by-side fire and sprinkler burn demonstration. The stipend can be used to purchase materials to
People came from as far as 45 km to watch Greenstone Fire Department’s first side-by-side demonstration. With 16 cm of snow on the ground and the temperature at -4C, it didn’t stop firefighters or spectators from watching
The summit drew 150 attendees. An audience of more than 150 was in attendance at the Home and Family Sprinkler Summit in Langely, B.C. on February 22nd. Sponsored by the Fire Chiefs’ Association of British Columbia in