Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition

The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) was founded in 1996. It is a nonprofit organization working in the United States and Canada. HFSC's web site details its mission statement and board members. For several years, the United States Fire Administration has had a partnership with HFSC.[1] Since 1997, HFSC has worked with Ron Hazelton as its spokesperson. HFSC has earned several federal Fire Prevention & Safety Grants, primarily to develop free educational materials for use by fire departments.[2] In 2010, HFSC collaborated with FM Global to study the environmental impact of home fires.[3]

Board of directors

The founding organizations of HFSC are the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA), and the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA). Other members of HFSC's Board include the Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association (CASA), FM Global, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM), the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, State Farm Insurance, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) and the United States Fire Administration (USFA).

Awards

In 2011 HFSC received the Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award.[4] In 2011 HFSC received a Fire Prevention & Safety Grant.[5] In 2012, HFSC received a Fire Prevention & Safety Grant[6]

References
  1. "USFA Research Projects: Detection, Suppression and Notification : HFSC". FEMA. 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  2. "Fire Prevention & Safety Grants (FP & S) Awards". FEMA. 2011-07-07. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  3. "Fire Sprinklers Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Building Fires by 98 Percent, Research Finds". FM Global. 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  4. "Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award". Congressional Fire Services Institute. 2007-03-29. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  5. "Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program: Fire Prevention & Safety Grants (FP & S) - Award Year 2010". FEMA. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2012-09-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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