Don’t Forget Fire Safety While You Deck the Halls

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Harrington Group. We recently put up our Christmas tree and will celebrate the season at our company Christmas party this coming weekend. We are certainly filled with the holiday…

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15 Ways to Keep Your Family Safe This Thanksgiving

As our families come together to celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s important to observe safe cooking practices.  Year after year, home cooking-related fires rank as one of the top causes of residential fires. That being said, it…

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What Is Fire?

We recently came across a fun MinutePhysics video on YouTube called “What Is Fire?” and wanted to pass it along. The video gives a quick, clear overview of why flames look the way they do on Earth, both in terms of their color…

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More on Dry Sprinkler System Freeze Failures

As temperatures drop, the potential for sprinkler freeze failures rises. Dry pipe sprinkler systems are one way to avoid of freeze failures, but even they are not immune. Wet Pipe Sprinklers vs. Dry Pipe Sprinklers As we…

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Fire Protection Considerations With New Or Updated Buildings

When it comes to warehouse fire prevention, not just any sprinkler system will do. As I point out in my Fire Protection Engineering article, “Lessons Learned from Understanding Warehouse Fires,” a facility’s sprinkler design…

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Proud to Support the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services during National Fire Prevention Week

October 7, 2012, marks the start of National Fire Prevention Week. In the spirit of community outreach and raising awareness about fire safety, fire protection engineering firm, Harrington Group, Inc., has proudly donated 400…

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How Can Due Diligence Reduce your Fire Risk?

What is Due Diligence? According to Wikipedia: "Due diligence" is a term used for a number of concepts involving either an investigation of a business or person prior to signing a contract, or an act with a certain standard of…

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San Antonio Fire Investigation of Idle Plastic Pallet Fire Reveals Code Violations

An August 17th warehouse fire that burned for six hours is being investigated by the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire shot flames and smoke into the air in a warehouse that stored approximately 35,000 plastic pallets.…

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