Detection, Suppression and Notification
Current Projects
- Beam and Vaulted Ceiling Fire Tests - Investigation of Sprinkler Activation Under Sloped Ceilings
- Benefit-Cost Analysis of Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems
- Characterizing the Effectiveness of Automatic Sprinklers for College Dormitory Fires
- Comparison of Dry Tree Fire With and Without a Sprinkler System
- Economic Analysis of Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems
- Evaluation of Structural Ventilation Techniques
- Evaluating Positive Pressure Ventilation in Large Structures
- Fire Suppression of Hose Streams
- Implementation and Demonstration of Flame Detection and Wireless Communications in a Consumer Appliance to Improve Fire Detection Capabilities
- Localized Suppression Systems for the Kitchen
- National Residential Fire Sprinkler Initiative
- Performance of Home Smoke Alarms: Analysis of the Response of Several Available Technologies in Residential Fire Settings
- Residential Fire Sprinkler Activation Project
- Residential Sprinklers: Enhancing Reliability Through Better Testing Methods: This project, conducted in partnership with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), will examine ways to enhance reliability, as well as methodologies to develop better realistic testing methods. Past efforts have formed a consortium of manufacturers to actually perform the research.
- Study of Municipal Water Supply Systems
Operation Life Safety Newsletter
The Operation Life Safety Newsletter is funded by the U.S. Fire Administration and published by the Residential Fire Safety Institute (RFSI) six times per year. Its purpose is to provide RFSI members and others - who subscribe to significantly reducing residential fire deaths, injuries and property losses through the use of public awareness and education programs and the promotion of early-warning detection, alarm and fast-response sprinkler technology - with current newsworthy items of interest, including local, state and federal issues requiring support and involvement of the fire community.
To subscribe, send a blank e-mail (leave the Subject line blank also) to this address - olsletter-ON@lists.firesprinkler.org. You will receive an automated confirmation that includes instructions for unsubscribing. When a new newsletter is published, you will automatically receive it via e-mail.
Research Partnerships
- Residential Fire Safety Institute
- Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
- National Association of State Fire Marshals: The objective of this partnership is to develop a comprehensive listing of communities that have residential sprinkler ordinances and examine the performance of residential sprinklers in fire situations.
Related Topic
- A Message from the U.S. Fire Administrator about Home Smoke Alarms
- National Fire Academy Fire Prevention Courses
Related Publications (Download, Help)
Backflow Protection for Residential Sprinkler Systems (PDF, 504 Kb)- Class A Foam for Structural Firefighting (PDF, 850 Kb)
- Comparison of Fire Sprinkler Piping Materials (PDF, 1.9 Mb)
- Compressed Air Foam Use for Structural Firefighting (PDF, 188 Kb)
- Residential Fire Sprinklers Retrofit Demonstration Project: Phase II- Single-Family Structures (PDF, 804 Kb)
- Residential Fire Sprinklers Retrofit Demonstration Project: Phase II-Single Family Structures Case Studies (PDF, 1.0 Mb)
- Residential Sprinklers Retrofit Demonstration Project (PDF, 556 Kb)
- Residential Sprinkler Retrofit Demonstration Case Study (PDF, 2.3 Mb)
- Review of Residential Sprinkler Systems: Research and Standards (PDF, 558 Kb)
Related Publications (Free Order)
- Backflow Protection for Residential Sprinkler Systems
- Class A Foam for Structural Firefighting
- Compressed Air Foam Use for Structural Firefighting
- Residential Fire Sprinklers Retrofit Demonstration Project: Phase II- Single-Family Structures
- Residential Fire Sprinklers Retrofit Demonstration Project: Phase II-Single Family Structures Case Studies
- Review of Residential Sprinkler Systems: Research and Standards
Links of Interest
Last Reviewed: August 28, 2008
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