Fire Safety: What Can Happen if Oily Rags Are Not Disposed of Properly?
In our last post, we discussed how oil-soaked rags can spontaneously combust if they are not disposed of properly. We also reviewed fire safety guidance that can help to prevent an incident from occurring in your facility. The…
Fire Safety Guidance for Oily Rags
Oily rags left in closed containers can present a serious risk of fire. Many people do not believe that oily rags left undisturbed could ignite all by themselves without the presence of an ignition source, such as a spark or…
Combustible Dust Demonstration Apparatus
What do our fire protection engineers do in their spare time? Dale Hansen, one of the Principals of our firm, recently developed a combustible dust demonstration apparatus. The demonstration unit is designed to disperse a…
Fire Protection Engineers Dish: What Advice Would You Give Someone Starting Out In Our Industry? Part 2
Last week, some of our mid- to senior-level fire…
Fire Protection Engineers Dish: What Advice Would You Give Someone Starting Out In Our Industry? Part 1
Here at Harrington Group, our fire protection engineers and consultants vary in their experience level – from those that are just starting out, to those that are in the middle of their career, to those that have been practicing…
Pinnacle Wood Pellet Explosion – Heat Source Explored
A few weeks ago, we discussed an explosion that occurred in a wood pellet plant located in British Columbia in October 2014. The fire and subsequent explosion was said to have started inside equipment used to dry wood fiber…
Jeff Harrington Joins Fire Protection Research Foundation Project
We are excited to announce that Jeff Harrington, CEO and Founder of Harrington Group, Inc. has joined the technical panel for the Fire Protection Research Foundation’s research project concerning the use of gaseous suppression…
Firefighter Sustains Minor Injuries in Forklift Fire
Last summer, fire crews arrived to a forklift fire shooting 20-foot flames into the air at Oregon Sandblasting and Coating in Tualatin, Oregon. Reportedly, a worker was refueling the forklift when it caught on fire. The fire…
Spreading Fire Safety Awareness in the Community
The holidays are over, which means the chances of starting a house fire via a deep-fried turkey or a knocked-over Christmas tree are considerably lower than they were in November and December. The year 2013 saw the lowest…
Pinnacle Wood Pellet Explosion – What Really Happened?
Three people were injured during an explosion at a wood pellet plant in Burns Lake, British Columbia last October. Wood pellet plants, like this one, take wood shavings and sawdust and compress them into pellets which can then…
Eglin Incident: Weather, Water, and What We Learned
Following the incident at Eglin Air Force Base’s Hangar 130, an investigation produced recommendations regarding High Expansion Foam (HEF) suppression systems in three major areas: “changes to HEF suppression system…
Hangar 130: Crucial Lessons in Safety and Prevention
The high expansion foam (HEF) system incident in Hangar 130 at Eglin Air Force Base that occurred early in 2014 left a tragic impression on everyone involved. There were questions to answer: What caused the system to trigger?…
On January 8, 2014, a High Expansion Foam…Christmas Tree Fires – Don’t be a Statistic!
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has reported that between 2007 and 2011, US fire departments responded to an average of 230 home Christmas tree fires per year, which resulted in an average of 6 deaths, 22…