Side-by-Side Burn Demonstration Highlights Fire Sprinklers

NASHVILLE – National, state, and local fire service leaders will highlight how fast fire can travel, the effectiveness of fire sprinklers in burning homes and provide fire safety tips and solutions during a side-by-side burn demonstration at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 near the Bicentennial Mall State Park Plaza in Nashville. 

Planned as part of National Fire Prevention Week, the demonstration is the result of the partnership between the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO), the National Fire Sprinkler Association, the Tennessee Fire Service Coalition and the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association.

Fire sprinklers protect the lives of residents and first responders while safeguarding valuable property, reducing insurance premiums and adding value to the homes they protect. With today’s fires burning hotter and faster than ever, this side-by-side demonstration will show the effects of fire in a non-sprinklered room and the effectiveness of home fire sprinklers.

Details:

What:           Side-by-side burn demonstration

When:          Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

Where:        600 James Robertson Parkway (Bicentennial Mall State Park Plaza)

Visuals:

Photo-ops with all press conference participants, local fire chiefs and fire service professionals and Tennessee burn survivors
Modern residential fire sprinkler heads will be on display

Press Conference Participants (All Available for Interviews):

Chief Gary West, Deputy Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance

Chief  Shane Ray, President of National Fire Sprinkler Association and former Pleasant View TN Fire Chief

Chief Chuck Walker, President of Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association and Fire Chief of Ashland City TN Fire Rescue