The Society of Fire Protection Engineers is providing a FREE webcast on Water Mist Fire Suppression on Wednesday, May 2nd from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT). Reviewed are Water Mist technology applications for data centers, marine vessels, offshore installations and power generation sites. The session will explain the critical changes to and requirements of NFPA 750. Read more
Some municipal water authorities have assessed water fees related to the recovery cost of unmetered water used in the event of a fire in sprinklered buildings. However, owners and operators of unsprinklered buildings have typically not been assessed this fee – even though water usage is also unmetered during a fire. This is even more surprising given the expectation that buildings equipped with a fire protection system use less water during a fire than buildings without a fire protection system. To add to the confusion, Read more
Klausbruckner & Associates is announcing the seminar “Introduction To Hazardous Materials” for March 22nd 2012 in Riverside, California. The material presented in the seminar is targeted towards Fire and Building Inspectors and Plan Checkers. Read more
NFPA and the Fire Protection Research Foundation will present the latest global research on high challenge warehouse storage. The one-day seminar, titled “Global Research Update: High Challenge Storage Protection,” will be held on June 27, 2012 at the Marriott Rive Gauche, in Paris, France, in cooperation with the European Fire Sprinkler Network conference. Read more
This holiday season the Klausbruckner and Associates team set out again to make a difference in the community of San Diego setting up a ‘Let’s do it caring bag drive’ for the homeless using the motto people helping people donating 50 bags, each containing a sleeping bag and miscellaneous personal items, some of which were donated by other businesses supporting this drive Read more
General Dynamics NASSCO, designer and ship builder for the U.S. Navy, required an upgrade of their steelblasting and paint facility at their shipyard location in San Diego, California. During the planning and building phase Klausbruckner & Associates was contracted to provide expert fire and building code services on Navy’s largest new construction shipyard on the West Coast. Read more
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) made their codes and standards accessible online to members of the fire service. This complimentary service is outlined in step-by-step instructions in the video shown in the following. Read more
Klausbruckner & Associates is announcing the seminar “Warehousing & High Piled Storage – Meeting the Fire Codes” for September 15th. This seminar provides an overview of the fire hazards associated with warehousing and high-piled combustible storage and reviews the associated fire code requirements for successful fire protection. Read more
Recent dust explosion accidents and their aftermath highlighted a renewed need to focus on a better understanding of the methods used in preventing these incidents. A two-phase study was commissioned by the Fire Protection Research Foundation of NFPA to develop and verify a more accurate methodology to assess dust explosion hazards while resolving the controversies associated with the current standards. Part I of this study has now been completed Read more
On July, 26, 2011, Elley Klausbruckner, Principal and Fire and Life Safety Code Consultant at Klausbruckner & Associates, was awarded the Fire Prevention Educator of the Year Award by the San Diego County Fire Chiefs Association, Fire Prevention Officers Section. This award is presented to individuals in recognition of their exceptional efforts in presenting fire prevention and safety education to fire departments and residents in Southern California. Read more
According to OSHA and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board1 over the last 35 years more than 450 accidents involving dust have killed nearly 130 workers and injured more than 800. Between the years of 2008 and 2012 alone, a total of 50 combustible dust accidents2 [...]
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) made their codes and standards accessible online to members of the fire service. This complimentary service is outlined in step-by-step instructions in the video shown in the following. (more…)
Explore with us in this article the do’s and don’ts of using ESFR sprinkler systems. We discuss common pitfalls in applying these types of sprinkler systems and provide detailed explanations on their correct usage including applicable codes and regulations. Presented are the latest updates [...]
The newest edition of NFPA 13 will be adopted as early as 2022. However, the vast majority of states and jurisdictions will be adopting the new standard in January of 2023 with California being one of these states. In this article we will be focusing [...]
NFPA’s Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) initiated a project to determine the impact of sloped ceilings on the protection of storage with ceiling slopes steeper than 2-in-12 (equivalent to 9.5 degrees). As part of this effort, FM Global was tasked to conduct fire simulations to [...]
How much do you know about fire sprinkler systems? If you are a business or a building owner, an architect, or a member of the construction industry, you may be interested in some of these commonly asked questions on sprinkler protection. Explore with us sprinkler [...]
Recent dust explosion accidents and their aftermath highlighted a renewed need to focus on a better understanding of the methods used in preventing these incidents. A two-phase study was commissioned by the Fire Protection Research Foundation of NFPA to develop and verify a more accurate [...]
New layout of NFPA 13 may be beneficial for new users of the standard, but it can also create confusion and dismay for experienced users.
