Society of Fire Protection Engineers Greater St. Louis chapter

FM presents this month's meeting on metal composite panels for construction.

Corey McIlvoy with Cincinnati Insurance Company presents our March meeting on Fire Protection for Distilleries.

23 years ago on February 20th, 2003, 100 people died at the Station Nightclub Fire in West Warwick Rhode Island, during a Great White concert.

The fire was caused by pyrotechnics igniting illegally installed flammable urethane and polyethylene foam used as sound insulation. This foam created a deadly mix of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Cyanide, which after 3 or 4 short breaths can cause unconsciousness and death by asphyxiation.

The blaze reached flashover within minutes. 230 people were injured while exiting the club and another 132 escaped unharmed. This incident highlights the need for strong leadership who focuses on life safety standards, code enforcement and fire prevention inspections to include the mandatory use of fire sprinklers.

Safety of our residents and building occupants is why we hired a full-time Fire Marshal to make sure occupancies are in compliance with adopted fire codes. In addition, updates are continually being pushed out to our web based pre-plan software so that our can make strategic and tactical decisions based off of the most up to date plans.

Boles Professional Firefighters Local 2665

Christopher Gard with Kidde presents this month's meeting on code updates for sleeping areas.

James and Holland with Viking virtually present this month's meeting on flame detector technology!

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Reverse Renovations with Jonathan Scott Safety Doesn’t Happen by Chance — Here’s How You Can Help! When you walk into a building or flip a light switch, you're trusting in a system of safety codes...

Mindy Andrasevits with NFPA presents on Lithium ion batteries for the November chapter meeting.

Enjoy a cartoon today, and remember to change the batteries in your smoke detector if you haven't yet!

Heading out for fright night this ? 👻
✅ Choose flame-resistant costumes
✅ Avoid long, trailing fabric
✅ Stay safe while you scare, stay away from lighted candles!

For more Halloween safety information go to: nfpa.org/halloween

Unplug anything with a lithium-ion battery as soon as it’s fully charged. Phones, toys, e-scooters, power tools, and more can start a fire if they are overcharged.

Charge into Fire Safety this by making this simple habit part of your routine.

Link to tip sheet (English and Spanish): https://nfpa.social/3VH8MFx

We love our fire departments who have community outreach! Thank you Wentzville Fire Protection District!