Are you going to be in Austin this week for the 2023 North American Sprinkler Expo & NFSA Annual Seminar? If so - check us out! Joe is speaking on Wednesday, May 3rd at 1:00 pm in the Lonestar Room A (sidenote: what could sound more Texas?) on "Design Efficiently: Lessons from a 2-Year Self-Study on Time Management in Fire Sprinkler Design". It'll be a one-hour talk on how to rethink time-management specifically within the fire protection industry. I'll share ways to get your time back and be more effective in your role today. If that sounds grandiose - well it is - except that we have the data to back it up: If you're around - come check it out!
That's Wednesday May 3 at the NFSA North American Expo & Annual Seminar. Have a great rest of your week! - Joe As we pass the halfway point of 2017, we stop to take a look at major fire events of 2017 that have captured headlines and impacted ongoing discussions of fire protection and life safety around the world. 1. Chile Wildfires January 20, 2017 | Central and Southern Chile Major fires in Chile destroyed roughly 385,000 acres in central and southern Chile where strong winds, hot temperatures and a lack of rain prolonged a firefight that lasted over two weeks [1]. The blaze has claimed over 1,000 homes, 11 lives, and has led to a state of emergency with some international firefighting aid [2]. President Michelle Bachelet: "We have never seen anything on this scale, never in the history of Chile" [3]. More Reading: Al Jazeera, CNN, The Telegraph
5. Portuguese Wildfires June 18, 2017 | Central Portugal An apparent lighting strike is believed to have started a blaze that has reportedly killed as many as 70 people in Portugal [1]. Many of the victims were found fleeing the fires in vehicles as a result of 'dry thunderstorms', where water evaporates before reaching the ground due to high temperatures [2]. Although wildfires are not necessarily unusual, the death toll and spread of the fire was unique and likely aided by high temperatures and lack of precipitation in the area [3]. More Reading: BBC, CNN, Independent, NBC
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