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1 Resources Presentation By: Wayne Waggoner, NFSA

2 Resources Residential Fire Sprinklers - Step By Step a Communities Approach Sprinklers for Dwellings Training Manual Built for Life HFSC Builders Kit Look up for Safety - CD WEB sites Fire Team USA Resource CD Living with Sprinklers DVD Orange County Fire Authority DVD Deco-Shield DVD

3 Resources.. There are 39 files on the Fire Team USA-CD 11 Power Point presentations 14 Word Documents 2 Sprinkler Animations 11 PDF Files 70 Pictures of Residential Fire Sprinklers

4 Resources.. Fire Team USA - CD: Folder with Residential Fire Sprinkler Pictures TIME vs. PRODUCTS of COMBUSTION Time Line Let education, not dollars, decide the sprinkler issue Protect What You Value Most (PowerPoint) HFSC Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department Live Fire Sprinkler Demonstration House (PowerPoint) History of Residential Fire Sprinklers (PowerPoint) Scottsdale Report 10 years/15 Years Water Animation (HFSC) Streets of Fire Movie Residential Fire Sprinklers For Life Safety An Economic and Insurance Perspective (Article)

5 Time vs. Products of Combustion

6 Protect What You Value Most

7 Today s presentation will help you understand how home fire sprinklers can: Save lives Reduce injuries Save millions of dollars from property loss

8 Today s presentation will: Answer questions, concerns and dispel myths about home fire sprinklers.

9 U.S. Residential Fire Problem* A fire every 82 seconds 83% of fire deaths 80% of fire injuries 72% of structure fire property damage 36% of fireground firefighter deaths *2005 NFPA Fire Journal

10 Fire Death and Injuries in One- & Two-family Dwellings* (Percentage of Residential) Fire deaths: 83% Fire injuries: 74% Fire property damage: 83% Fireground firefighter deaths: 70% *2005 NFPA Fire Journal

11 Scottsdale Report: 10-year study 15-year study

12 Scottsdale Report: A 15-year study Scottsdale Sprinkler Ordinance implemented 1/1/86 and evaluated through 1/1/01 41,408 homes have sprinklers (more than 50%) 598 home fires, 49 fires in sprinklered homes No deaths in sprinklered homes 13 people died in homes without sprinklers 92% controlled with two heads or less

13 Scottsdale Report: A 15-year study Less water damage in sprinklered homes Sprinkler systems discharged an average of 341 gallons of water/fire This compares to an average of 2,935 gallons of water/fire that would have been released by firefighter hoses

14 Scottsdale Report: A 15-year study Less fire damage in sprinklered homes Average fire loss per single family sprinklered fire incident: $2,166 (15 yrs, 49 fires) Average fire loss per unsprinklered residential incident: $45,019 ( fires)

15 NOW THAT YOU RE LIVING WITH SPRINKLERS HERE ARE SOME ANSWERS TO SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS

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19 Wayne Waggoner Southern Regional Manager

20 NFSA Departments Engineering Standards Codes Training and Education Regional Operations Public Fire Protection Internet Services Membership, Communications and Publications IFSA / NFSA

21 NFSA Programs & Projects Building Codes Development participation Standards making process participation High Rise Retrofit initiatives One & Two-family initiatives Subcontractor Operating Strategies Major Fires Rapid Response Protocol Student Housing Fire Safety Insurance for sprinkler contractors Safety Handbook Training Seminars Internet Seminars IFSA / NFSA

22 Burglar 60 Seconds Lawns 60 Seconds

23 WEB Sites.. Fire Team USA Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition National Fire Sprinkler Association National Fire Protection Association Residential Fire Safety Institute American Fire Sprinkler Association

24 Any Questions about your: Knowledge & Education

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