TPi November 2017

products & developments

Inspection, testing and maintenance trailer unveiled at summit

information required by Illinois state code and the International Fire Code. The demo trailer also includes a riser for an NFPA 13D home fire sprinkler system and an area where a sprinkler demonstration can be conducted. Products for the trailer were donated by Viking, Reliable Automatic Sprinkler, United States Alliance Fire Protection and Apollo Valves. According to NIFSAB executive director Tom Lia, the new trailer will allow instructors to bring the systems to the class. “These two systems are what those involved with ITM need to see and understand. Prior to this, we’d have to conduct classes at a training facility or a building that may not have both systems. Seeing the real system is also more effective than diagrams, since it allows hands-on instruction for firefighters who will respond to fire calls in sprinkler- protected buildings.”

The Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) and the Illinois Fire Inspectors Association (IFIA) unveiled a new inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) demonstration trailer at the NFPA 25 Summit in August. More than 210 people attended the event to review the latest information about ITM for water-based fire sprinkler systems. They included members of 90 different fire departments and 20 building departments throughout Illinois, USA. The trailer contains components including valves, pipes, pressure gauges and alarm switches for pre-action and dry pipe fire sprinkler systems. The first of its kind in Illinois, the trailer will be used to train fire inspectors, building officials, and building owners and managers about ITM and other

Tom Lia, NIFSAB executive director, shows one of the fire sprinkler systems in the new ITM trailer

During the summit, experts present- ed information about NFPA 25, testing compliance, occupancy changes, liabil- ity and other product-related issues. The new website firesprinklertesting.org was also announced. It includes details about NFPA 25, ICC requirements, NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, various sprinkler system types, backflow prevention, and other information and resources. NIFSAB is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting progressive legislation, raising public awareness, and educating code officials and governmental policy makers. NIFSAB – USA nifsabweb@firesprinklerassoc.org www.firesprinklerassoc.org

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