Just a few years ago after the tragic loss of three students in a fire at Seton
Hall University,
the Coalition for Dormitory Safety asked for the assistance of the fire community to provide
sprinklers in NJ’s college dormitories. Over 1.7 million individuals signed petitions endorsing
the dormitory sprinkler bill. NJ stood at the forefront of the country in passing this legislation to
protect college students and many states followed NJ’s example.
We are now asking for your support again. From the early 1970’s, when the “America
Burning” report was published, to the present, our greatest loss of
life in fires has occurred in
residences. Yet with all of our technological advances, we still are where we were back in the
70’s. Once again NJ is
trying to step into the lead to prevent loss of life by passing the Residential
Sprinkler Bills, A-3278 and S-2287, for newly constructed 1 and 2 family homes.
Never before has there been so much focus on the proven lifesaving technology of residential
fire sprinklers. The NFPA has no record of a fire
killing more than two people in a completely
sprinklered residential building where the system worked properly. Last year over 100
firefighters lost their lives. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation developed the 16 “Life
Safety Initiatives” along with the program “Everyone Goes Home.” Item #15
of the Initiatives
states “Advocacy must be strengthened for the enforcement of codes and the installation of home
fire sprinklers”.
NJFSAB Burn Trailer Demonstration
WE CAN USE YOUR HELP!!
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