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no other information was reported on any alarm system. Firefighters received a 911 call at 12:43 a.m. reporting a structure fire and arrived four-and-a-half minutes later to find a fire burning in the alleyway between the two buildings near a public parking lot. Trash and rubbish were stored in this area, and one building had a designated smoking area near the scene of the fire. Firefighters advanced a hose line and knocked down the fire in 15 minutes. Before attacking the blaze, two firefighters heard a sprinkler operating in an access way for the motel basement. A second sprinkler in the basement was also found to have operated, confining the fire to an area near its entry point to the basement. When the fire department report was written, the cause of the fire had not yet been determined and the fire was still under investigation. The fire caused no injuries. Heat damaged the vinyl siding of the building adjacent to the motel, and fire damaged the basement and some contents, but property damage estimates were not reported. Oily rags blamed for fatal fire that began in garage CALIFORNIA—An 83-year-old woman died near an exit door in her burning home. The single-story, wood-frame house, which was 55 feet (17 meters) long and 33 feet (10 meters) wide, had a composition roof and a detached wood-frame garage connected to it by a breezeway. The house had smoke alarms, but their location and performance were undetermined. There were no sprinklers. The husband awoke to the sound of what he thought were firecrackers Fire Safety Compliance is Not a Choice Building Owners Trust BuildingReports The world’s most trusted inspection reporting solution Children playing with lighter start deadly fire OREGON—A 3-year-old boy died in a fire that started when children playing with a lighter ignited some hay stored in a shed. The little boy ignored pleas from an adult to run through the flames that were blocking his exit and succumbed to smoke inhalation. The wood-frame storage shed, which was 81 feet (25 meters) long and 20 feet (6 meters) wide, had a metal roof. There was no fire detection or suppression equipment. Several children were playing with a lighter in the machinery section of the shed near an open stall when they ignited hay on the floor. The flames spread to a stack of hay bales. The rest of the children escaped without injury. The shed and its contents were destroyed, for a $27,000 loss. Fire safety inspections are critical in ensuring not only the protection of your customers’ buildings but also the lives of the people that live, work and play under their roofs. Whether you manage or inspect one building or thousands of buildings, access to your compliance documentation during everyday or critical situations must be immediate. BuildingReports, the leader in web-based reporting, is committed to providing the most trusted inspection solutions in the world. BuildingReports’ cloud-based digital reporting and mobile bar code technology ensures comprehensive inspections that are fully documented from anywhere, anytime. Contact BuildingReports for a demonstration today! 770.495.1993 sales@buildingreports.com www.buildingreports.com JULY/AUGUST 2012 NFPA JOURNAL 23 http://www.buildingreports.com http://www.buildingreports.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NFPA Journal - July/August 2012

NFPA Journal - July/august 2012
Contents
First Word
Mail Call
In a Flash
Perspectives
Firewatch
Research
Heads Up
Structural Ops
In Compliance
Buzzwords
Outreach
Electrical Safety
Wildfire Watch
Fenway at 100
Crowning Achievement
Safety at Center Stage
Firefighter Fatalities in the United States, 2011
What’s Hot
Looking Back

NFPA Journal - July/August 2012