To support breast cancer awareness month, Eagle Fire recently participated in a golf tournament.  The tournament raised over $24,000 for the Massey Cancer Center.  This puts the total donations for 7 years of the tournament at $117,000.  The Breast Cancer Golf Tournament is the third largest single contributor to Massey.

This is a video of an annual operational test of a hi-expansion foam fire suppression system we inspect, test, and maintain in an aircraft hangar.   This test is performed allowing foam liquid to enter the system for 20 seconds during the flow test.

The Virginia State Fire Marshall’s office has issued a memoradum about a problem with the Reliable Model G-3 fire sprinklers.  Of the 183 heads of this type tested, 175 of them failed the test.  Based on these results and in accordance with 901.6 and 901.10 of the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code (SFPC) the State Fire Marshall’s Office has determined that these heads are not in compliance with the State’s Building and Fire Codes.

These heads are found in apartments and condominiums, typically on balconies.  They are also found in freezers, loading docks and attics in many other types of buildings in areas subject to freezing.  This type of head is typically connected to a wet sprinkler system and consists of a sprinkler connected to a pipe containing compressed gas.

If you suspect that you may have these type of sprinklers installed, or if you have any questions, please call Eagle Fire at 800-628-FIRE (3473).

Eagle Fire is one of the founding members of the Virginia chapter of the American Fire Sprinker Association.  Eagle Fire and the AFSA are strong supporters of the Central Virginia Burn Camp.  The Central Virginia Burn Camp is a summer camp dedicated to providing a special, fun and safe experience for children with burn injuries.  This camp offers the chance for these children to enjoy summer fun activities with others who have gone through a similar experience.  The camp’s positive, supportive environment helps foster a sense of self-confidence, increases self-esteem, and allows the children to realize they are not alone with their burn scars.   To make a donation to Central Virginia Burn Camp visit www.vaburncamp.org.

Eagle Fire is also a strong supporter of the Old Dominion Professional Firefighters Burn Foundation.  This is a non-profit organization of firefighters and nurses dedicated to the advancement of burn care, research, prevention, education, and the proper treatment of burns.

October 4-10th is National Fire Prevention Week, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). 

This year’s theme, “Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned,” focuses on ways to keep homes fire safe and prevent painful burns. The NFPA states that each year roughly 3,000 people dies as a result of home fires and burns, and more than 200,000 individuals are seen in the nation’s emergency rooms for burn injuries.

By following simple safety rules, the NFPA says, you can “Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned.”

• Keep hot foods and liquids away from tables and counter edges so they cannot be pulled or knocked over.
• Have a 3-foot “kid-free” zone around the stove.
• Never hold a child in your arms while preparing hot food or drinking a hot beverage.
• Be careful when using things that get hot such as curling irons, oven, irons, lamps, heaters.
• Install tamper-resistant receptacles to prevent a child from sticking an object in the outlet.
• Never leave a child alone in a room with a lit candle, portable heater, lit fireplace or stove, or where a hot appliance might be in use.
• Wear short or close-fitting sleeves when cooking.
• Set your hot water temperature no higher than 120 degrees.
• Install anti-scald valves on shower heads and faucets.

Source: NFPA. http://www.firepreventionweek.org