Drone Helps to Contain Georgia Peanut Plant Fire
Investigators believe a chemical applied to peanuts may have been the source of a recent fire that caused $750,000 worth of damage and destroyed a silo at a Cordele, Georgia peanut plant. No one was injured in the fire at GFA…
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…
NFPA Reports: 2013 Saw the Lowest Number of Fires since 1977
Every 25 seconds, a fire department responds to a fire somewhere in the United States. The overall number of reported fires has gone down drastically in the past few decades, and the year 2013 saw the lowest number since the…
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…Thanksgiving Fire Destroys Chocolate Storage Warehouse
A Thanksgiving fire destroyed a 1-800-FLOWERS.COM chocolate storage warehouse in Maple Heights, Ohio. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire that housed Fannie May Fine Chocolates and Harry London…
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…
Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner at Your Home? Think Fire Safety First!
Year after year, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) releases its research regarding the top causes of fire loss in the United States. And, each year, cooking-related fires top the list of fires originating in the…
Hot Work Sparks a Grain Dust Explosion at Flagstaff Pet Food Manufacturer
According to investigators, a recent dust explosion in the Flagstaff Nestle Purina plant was caused by welders conducting hot work repairs on the facility’s grain elevators. The incident occurred on the afternoon of September…