Fire at University of NSW- impressive photos!
http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/photos/gallery/fire-unsw-kensington/
09.3.10 | Uncategorized | fire20
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Fire at University of NSW- impressive photos!
http://southern-courier.whereilive.com.au/photos/gallery/fire-unsw-kensington/
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Smoke Alarm Factory in Smithfield Burns
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/17/2985853.htm?section=justin This may be a little ironic, but this story shows video of an electronics factory burning down. Perhaps a sprinkler system would have prevented a total loss?
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2020 Fire Protection welcomes it’s newest staff member- Cris Castaneda
2020 Fire Protection welcomes the newest addition to the team! Cris Castaneda recently joined us as field supervisor- bringing with him; extensive experience in commercial high-rise & infrastructure-tunnel fire protection.
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Why inspect & test your fire systems?
This point was pondered after speaking to a new customer (& property owner). We conducted the first test & found that a 36 metre long fire hose reel on their site was 42 metres (& a couple of corners & a door) away from the furthest point of the building. Their response
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Are Modern Road Tunnels Safe?
Modern road & rail tunnels have a multitude of fire safety measures installed. Click here for a news article proving that they work!
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Fire Safety Certificate Requirements & Information
Annual Fire Safety Statements are particularly misunderstood, but are very important from both a regulatory & life safety perspective. Click here for a link to Randwick City Council's overview of fire safety certificates.
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Statistics about fires from NFPA Research (United States)
This is a great article about what causes fires in the USA & how often they occur. It's data from the USA, but the statistics are just as relevant to Australia. http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/FireOverview.pdf If you haven't got time to read the full article; this quote regarding
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Fire Protection Association of Australia- Celebrating 50 years as the voice of fire protection – for the community
http://www.fpaa.com.au/docs/Fifty%20anniversary.pdf
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No Fees on Credit Card Payments!
For payments within agreed trading terms, 2020 Fire Protection charges no transaction fee! We accept AMEX, VISA & MasterCard with no transaction fees. Offer valid until October 31, 2010.
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2020 Fire Protection supported charities
Sydney Children's Hospital Foundations Gold Week, Febfast & many more to come. We may be a business, but we believe in supporting those less fortunate. See our 'Giving back' page for more detail. Support us in the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon where we are running for the Roy
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Smoke Alarm Factory in Smithfield Burns
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/17/2985853.htm?section=justin
This may be a little ironic, but this story shows video of an electronics factory burning down.
Perhaps a sprinkler system would have prevented a total loss?
08.23.10 | Uncategorized | fire20
2020 Fire Protection welcomes it’s newest staff member- Cris Castaneda
2020 Fire Protection welcomes the newest addition to the team! Cris Castaneda recently joined us as field supervisor- bringing with him; extensive experience in commercial high-rise & infrastructure-tunnel fire protection.
07.21.10 | Uncategorized | fire20
Why inspect & test your fire systems?
This point was pondered after speaking to a new customer (& property owner). We conducted the first test & found that a 36 metre long fire hose reel on their site was 42 metres (& a couple of corners & a door) away from the furthest point of the building. Their response was ‘why do you fire people always find things wrong…….? This is exactly what we didn’t want‘.
Their response came as a bit of a shock, as I believed we were employed to ensure the fire protection equipment ..read more
06.17.10 | Uncategorized | fire20
Are Modern Road Tunnels Safe?
Modern road & rail tunnels have a multitude of fire safety measures installed. Click here for a news article proving that they work!
06.11.10 | Uncategorized | fire20
Fire Safety Certificate Requirements & Information
Annual Fire Safety Statements are particularly misunderstood, but are very important from both a regulatory & life safety perspective. Click here for a link to Randwick City Council’s overview of fire safety certificates.
06.11.10 | Uncategorized | fire20
Statistics about fires from NFPA Research (United States)
This is a great article about what causes fires in the USA & how often they occur. It’s data from the USA, but the statistics are just as relevant to Australia.
http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/FireOverview.pdf
If you haven’t got time to read the full article; this quote regarding smoke alarms hit-home.
“Almost all homes have at least one smoke alarm, but 63% of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes without working smoke alarms.”
05.30.10 | Uncategorized | fire20
Fire Protection Association of Australia- Celebrating 50 years as the voice of fire protection – for the community
http://www.fpaa.com.au/docs/Fifty%20anniversary.pdf
05.27.10 | Uncategorized | fire20
No Fees on Credit Card Payments!
For payments within agreed trading terms, 2020 Fire Protection charges no transaction fee!
We accept AMEX, VISA & MasterCard with no transaction fees. Offer valid until October 31, 2010.
05.27.10 | Uncategorized | fire20
2020 Fire Protection supported charities
Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundations Gold Week, Febfast & many more to come. We may be a business, but we believe in supporting those less fortunate.
See our ‘Giving back‘ page for more detail. Support us in the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon where we are running for the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation.
04.27.10 | Uncategorized | fire20
