More and more disastrous wildfires have been sparking up in western Washington in the last several seasons. Fire districts across the Puget Sound are preparing to battle the fires in the dry, hot temperatures. Monday started a week-long Wildland Urban Interface training session, hosted by Graham Fire & Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Firefighters in western Washington say they need to learn new ways to fight fires, as the risk for wildfires in the region has grown. Darrell Herde never thought he’d have to worry about wildfires. But his rural Pierce County home, where he had lived for nearly 30 years, was destroyed by a wildfire in 2020.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Exposure to home fires puts responders at risk from fire, collapse and health hazards. Each new home built without home fire sprinklers makes the community less safe for all.

With HFSC’s new virtual reality video you can help decision makers, stakeholders, and others in your community understand what you know all too well: today’s home fires are fast and deadly. 

With user-controlled 360-degree full-room views, they’ll experience actual house fires in virtual reality, feeling as if they are in the rooms. They’ll see flashover in the unsprinklered room in real time and watch a sprinkler automatically control the blaze in another. 

This new resource lets you share your knowledge with convincing evidence of the need to protect new housing stock with sprinklers. It can be watched with 3D glasses/headset for an immersive experience or in 2D on HFSC’s website.

Unsprinklered and Sprinklered 
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Sprinklered and Unsprinklered
(room with sprinkler first) 
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After the Fire Side X Side Comparison
(room with sprinkler first) 
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Installed home fire sprinklers support Community Risk Reduction. Our new virtual reality video is an effective resource to help you achieve your CRR goals.

VIDEO: The Spokane Fire Department responded to three home fires in two days. One person lost their life from fire-related injuries over the weekend, and multiple families are displaced. While you can’t plan for a house fire, you can take proactive steps to protect your family. “It woke me up from a dead sleep,” said Robert Hinshaw.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2022 7:26:53 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

The Derry Township (PA) Volunteer Fire Department Co.1 of Bradenville celebrated its new station with a dedication Saturday.

“On behalf of the members here at the Bradenville VFD, we would like to thank everyone that attended our building dedication today! It was a success, and we hope everybody is as excited about our new building as we are!

“Thank you again everybody! Stay safe!”