NFPA Residential Summit 2013

Rosemont, IllinoisApril 16th

Former Fire Marshal, Orland Fire Protection District

Thank YouFor Allowing Me To

Be Here TodayTom Lia

Presently Executive Director, NIFSAB

Thank you also for our 1992 NFPA Illinois Grant

for the Orland Fire Protection District

First real interaction with NFPA beside code issues.

…and while we are at it…

Thank You to our Long Grove FPDChief Dave Grupp

Illinois’ First NFPA 13D Ordinance in 1988

25 Years Ago and

Over 1,500 Homes Later…

Chief Grupp did it on his own, with no help, and

virtually no reports, documents or research

But he was a special gem working under unique circumstances,

a background of a professional engineer, and a village with no

water supply.

It was a long time coming for the next one…

THE ILLINOIS

EXPERIENCE

HOW?

The hallmark of a professional in any profession lies in his mastery of the basics.

Basic outreach and educational efforts needed to be conducted throughout Illinois at the

grass roots level.Individuals

Fire Departments and Districts

Intra Association

Inter Association

Grassroots Education and Support

A Dedicated Chief and/or Building Official

Working together!

Today that Chief and Building Department Director will not be

alone like Chief Grupp.

Documents from HFSC and NFPA

=BURN INJURY REDUCTION

FIREDEATHREDUCTION

=

I finally understood;It put it all together for me.

Fire Sprinkler InitiativeEducation Research Foundation

Documents and Reports Funding

Las Vegas 2012Speech by

President Jim Shannon

• Fire Flow Consumption in Sprinklered and Non-sprinklered Buildings, an Assessment of Community Impact

• Sprinkler Insulation, A Literature Review• Residential Fire Sprinklers – Water Usage &

Water Meter Performance Study• Incentive for the Use of Residential Fire

Sprinklers in U.S. Communities

• Integration of Residential Sprinklers with Water Supply

• Comparative Analysis of Housing Costs and Supply Impacts of Sprinkler Ordinance at the Community Level

• Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment 2008

• All are being used and have been used!

• so back to the grassroots.

Base Support• We needed to make a major effort to

determine if there was support, and then reinforce and motivate the base.

Base Support

• I think we have made many assumptions about our base, and while there has been leadership from the major associations, their membership may not have been as enlightened or supportive so we had and have to get back to our roots and make sure the base is with us.

• Example…

BASIC EDUCATIONPROPS – SPRINKLER BOX

BASIC EDUCATIONPROPS – NFPA 13D SIMULATORS

BASIC EDUCATIONPROPS – FIRE SPRINKLER WATER DISPLAY

Grassroots Training Classes

•Firefighter I•Firefighter II•Shift Training•POC Training

NFPA 13D Summit

Meetings

NFPA 13D SUMMITS

President Jim Shannon

KEY NOTE SPEAKERS

President John Viniello

Left, Jeff Hudson Residential Specialist and Russ Sanders, Regional Mgr, both of NFPA

EXPERTS PANEL

The Panel includes Fire Marshal’s, Building Inspectors, Engineer’s and Consultants

MOCK VILLAGE/CITY BOARD MEETINGS

TOWN / DISTRICT RECOGNITION

FIRE SAFE/FIRE WISE CONCEPT FOR 13D TOWNS?

Chief WilcoxMatteson and

Park Forest

BASIC=TRAILERS25-30 per year

Legislative Days, State Capitol

Fire Service Caucus GOV. PAT QUINN

Federal Elected Officials

Congressman Danny Davis

Federal Elected Officials

Congressman Peter Roskam

Mokena FPDFEMA

Grant Trailer

Grayslake FPD FEMA Grant

Trailer

SIDE-BY-SIDE FIRE SPRINKLER

DEMONSTRATIONS

SIDE-BY-SIDES 40-50 Per Year