All Blog Posts Tagged 'UL' (6)

Petition to Recall Dangerous Ionization Smoke Alarms

A great multitude of people including all that read this here are at risk and I ask you all to help bring a recall of ionization smoke alarms that places your family at risk !

Hopefully this petition will bring a ban & recall of ionization smoke alarms in U.S. and then other Countries will follow. This ionization smoke alarm consumer fraud has destroyed lives for over…

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Added by Dennis Fox on December 2, 2022 at 10:31am — No Comments

DON’T LOOK NOW, BUT SOMEONE BROKE THE COOKIE CUTTER on BACKSTEP FIREFIGHTER.COM

Not sure it ever worked in the first place

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We are in a fascinating period of time for the fire service. Never before have the resources (financial, physical and mental) been greater. We are finally looking at fires, how they burn, how conditions change. We are looking a fuel packages, flow paths. We are discussing heat release rates and polar…

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Added by Dave LeBlanc on February 9, 2014 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

The Truth About Smoke Detectors

There are two TYPES:

Ionization (ion) - in almost all homes, and

Photoelectric (photo) - in most commercial buildings.

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"But Mine Go Off When I'm Cooking?"

If you have smoke alarms in YOUR home, chances are almost 100% they are the Ionization type (whether they are new or old, battery… Continue

Added by The World Fire Safety Foundation on January 13, 2011 at 6:32am — No Comments

It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Fire: Lightweight construction has fire prevention implications, too

It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Fire

Lightweight construction has fire prevention implications, too

By Jim Crawford

“It’s not your grandfather’s fire.”

That phrase was used by Bob Backstrom of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to describe the kind of fire produced by modern contents, construction techniques and… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on November 2, 2010 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Tactical considerations for firefighting operations in lightweight construction

Battling the Hidden Danger

Tactical considerations for firefighting operations in lightweight construction

By James M. Dalton, Peter Van Dorpe, Robert G. Backstrom & Steve Kerber

Multiple firefighter fatalities at large commercial fires attract the attention and scrutiny they warrant. However, it’s also important to remember that many line-of-duty injuries and deaths occur in single- and multiple-family dwellings during routine, “bread and butter”… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on February 9, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Collapse Time for Different Assemblies

Collapse Time for Different Assemblies

Need-to-know info from Underwriters Laboratories study

By James M. Dalton, Peter Van Dorpe, Robert G. Backstrom and Steve Kerber

Editor’s note: In the February issue of FireRescue magazine, authors James M. Dalton, Peter Van Dorpe, Robert G. Backstrom and Steve Kerber share some information and tactical tips for fighting fires in buildings made of lightweight construction. What follows here is… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on February 9, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments