Fred Bales, CFPS, CFI
Preventing fires at waste and recycling centers
How does a large commercial facility with a working automatic sprinkler system burn to the ground and create a cloud of smoke so big it registers on weather radar maps?
Human activity dramatically increases the duration of wildfire season
According to a report published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, "human-ignited wildfires accounted for 84 percent of all wildfires,…
Fire trends in multifamily housing
Advances in automatic fire and smoke detection, central station alarms, and automatic sprinklers have helped property losses decline slightly in the last decade—but…
Drought projections put insurers on wildfire alert
Since 2000, fire seasons have grown longer and the frequency, size, and severity of wildland fires have increased.
The high frequency of fires in grocery and convenience stores
According to the December 2015 report published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), grocery and convenience stores have the highest frequency for fire…
Alarming smoke alarm stats in college housing
A recent report featured disturbing facts about college housing and smoke alarms.