SprinklerScene
Subject Index
Antifreeze
New Antifreeze Solution in Sweden 2001/1
Architects
UK Architects Held Liable for Poor Fire Protection 2003/2
Assembly Halls (See Convention Centers and Assembly Halls)
Australia
New Australian Sprinkler Standard Available 2000/1
Australian Sprinkler Handbook 2000/2
Australians Warn of Fire Exposures 2001/1
Australia Updates Practice Guide 2001/1
Australia Launches Quality Standards 2001/2
Australia to Consolidate Maintenance Provisions 2001/2
Bushfire Strategy Developing in Australia 2002/1
New Fire Test Center Planed for Australia 2002/2
Australian Maintenance Rules Revised 2002/2
New Fire Protection Leaders in Australia and USA 2002/2
Australian Car Park Fire Shows Need for Sprinklers 2002/3
Austria
Sprinklers Featured in Historic Buildings at Vienna Conference 2001/2
Bars (See Nightclubs, Bars and Discos)
BASA / British Automatic Sprinkler Association (UK)
Kidd New BASA Secretary General 2000/1
BASA and RSA Reach Agreement 2001/1
British Associations to Work Together 2001/2
BASA Ends Merger Talks 2003/2
Brazil
Few Sprinklers in São Paulo High Rises 2003/2
Canada
Canada/China Code Cooperation 2002/1
Canadian Homebuilders Join Coalition 2002/1
Vancouver Becoming Sprinklered 2002/1
Canadian NRC Addresses Ventilation with Water Mist 2002/2
CEN
European Sprinkler Installation Standard Adopted 2002/3
CEN Delays Implementation of CE Marking Deadlines 2003/1
China
NFPA Documents in Chinese 2001/1
ISO Group Meets in China 2001/3
Canada/China Code Cooperation 2002/1
China to Increase Fire Protection Efforts 2002/3
Chinese Hotel Fire Claims 33 2003/2
Conferences and Seminars
Designed to Burn 2001/1
Sprinklers Featured in Historic Buildings at Vienna Conference 2001/2
Sprinklers in Background at International Fire Conference 2001/2
July 2002 International Sprinkler Conference to be Held in Prague 2001/3
European Fire Sprinkler Network Announced at Prague Conf. 2002/2
7th Annual Fire Suppression and Detection Symposium 2003/1
Computer Models
Growth in Fire Protection Computer Models 2003/2
Convention Centers and Assembly Halls
Monitor Nozzles Used in Pittsburgh Convention Center 2002/2
Discos (See Nightclubs, Bars and Discos)
European Fire Sprinkler Network
European Sprinkler Group Proposed 2000/1
European Fire Sprinkler Network Announced at Prague Conf. 2002/2
European Fire Sprinkler Network Up and Running 2003/1
Exposure Protection
Australians Warn of Fire Exposures 2001/1
Finland
Finland Calls for Protection of Elderly 2002/3
Scandinavian Labs Skirmish Over Mist Testing 2003/2
Fire Engineering (see Performance-Based Codes and Standards)
Fire Models (See Computer Models)
Fire Reports
NFPA Report Overlooks Lack of Sprinklers in Gothenburg Fire 2000/2
Eleven Die in Dutch Club Fire 2001/1
Ecstasy Report Endorses Sprinklers 2001/2
Manila Fire Kills 73 2001/2
Performance of Sprinklers Noted in Terrorist Attacks on U.S. 2001/3
FPA / Fire Protection Association (UK)
FPA Updates LPC Sprinkler Rules 2000/2
High Rise Buildings
Role of Sprinklers in World Trade Center Disaster Reviewed 2002/2
Hong Kong Undertakes Retrofit 2002/3
Few Sprinklers in São Paulo High Rises 2003/2
Historic Buildings
Sprinklers Featured in Historic Buildings at Vienna Conference 2001/2
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airport Omits High Sprinklers 2000/2
Hong Kong Undertakes Retrofit 2002/3
Hotels
More Hotel Chains Choose Sprinklers 2001/1
Manila Fire Kills 73 2001/2
Canary Islands Conference Highlights Hotel Fire Safety 2003/1
IFSA
NFSA Online Seminars Now Available to IFSA Members 2000/1
Swedish Sprinklerfrämjandet Joins IFSA 2000/1
IFSA Clarifies Membership Categories 2001/1
IFSA Awards Grants for 2001-2002 2001/2
IFSA Exhibits at NFPA America’s Fire Expo 2001/2
IFSA Contracts for Media Response to Major Fires 2001/2
July 2002 International Sprinkler Conference to be in Prague 2001/3
IFSA Elects New Officers; Supports European Initiatives 2003/2
IMO / International Maritime Organization - see Shipboard Systems
Indonesia
Indonesia Bar Fire Claims 42 2003/1
Institution of Fire Engineers
IFE Chief Warning 2000/2
Ireland
Irish “Smart Sprinkler” Research 2000/1
Fire Test Center for Northern Ireland 2000/2
ISO / International Standards Organization
ISO Group Meets in China 2001/3
Latin America
Latin America a Metric Incentive to U.S. 2001/1
NFPA to Conduct Seminars in Spanish 2001/2
LPC / Loss Prevention Council
FPA Updates LPC Sprinkler Rules 2000/2
Maintenance
Australia to Consolidate Maintenance Provisions 2001/2
Australian Maintenance Rules Revised 2002/2
Market
World Sprinkler Market Estimated at Nearly 70 Million 2000/2
World Sprinkler Market Tops 70 Million 2002/1
World Sprinkler Usage Dropped Slightly in 2001 2002/3
Media
Sprinklers on National TV in U.S. 2001/3
Mist Systems
Marriott Chooses Mist for London Hotel 2001/1
Mist System Extinguishes Ship Engine Fire 2001/3
Mist Proposed for On-Board Tunnel Fire Suppression 2002/1
Canadian NRC Addresses Ventilation with Water Mist 2002/2
Mist Conference Focuses on New Technologies and Techniques 2003/2
New Swedish Navy Stealth Ships Use Water Mist 2003/2
Scandinavian Labs Skirmish Over Mist Testing 2003/2
Morocco
Morocco Fire Kills 50 Prisoners 2003/1
NFPA / National Fire Protection Association
NFPA Report Overlooks Lack of Sprinklers in Gothenburg Fire 2000/2
NFPA Reports on Global Activities 2001/1
NFPA Documents in Chinese 2001/1
NFPA to Conduct Seminars in Spanish 2001/2
NFPA Releases New Sprinkler Report 2001/3
NFPA Names European Representative 2001/3
NFPA Offers Free Older Adult Help Online in Spanish 2002/1
Fire Deaths Decline in U.S. Homes 2003/1
Netherlands
Eleven Die in Dutch Club Fire 2001/1
New Zealand
New Zealand Multi-Purpose Guide 2001/2
NFSN/National Fire Sprinkler Network (UK)
NFSN Successful in UK 2000/1
Nigeria
Nigerian Fire Claims 23 2001/1
Nightclubs, Bars, and Discos
NFPA Report Overlooks Lack of Sprinklers in Gothenburg Fire 2000/2
Eleven Die in Dutch Club Fire 2001/1
Chicago Sprinklers Below-Grade Nightclubs and Restaurants 2002/1
Indonesia Bar Fire Claims 42 2003/1
Peru Nightclub Fire Yields 25 Deaths 2003/1
More Than 60 Dead From Vietnam Disco Fire 2003/1
Venezuelan Nightclub Fire Kills 47 2003/1
U.S. Nightclub Fire Kills 100 2003/1
Sprinklers Effective in U.S. Nightclub Fire 2003/1
Performance-Based Codes and Standards
International Case Studies Show Sprinkler Differences 2000/2
British Revise Performance Standard 2001/1
UK Report Recommends Against Structural Trade-Offs 2002/3
European Fire Engineering Study Completed 2002/3
British Fire Engineering Standard Introduced 2003/1
Peru
Peru Nightclub Fire Yields 25 Deaths 2003/1
Philippines
Manila Fire Kills 73 2001/2
Prisons
Morocco Fire Kills 50 Prisoners 2003/1
Rack Storage
Swedish Tests Suggest Use of Beams in Rack Storage Protection 2003/2
Research Conferences and Seminars (see Conferences and Seminars)
Residential Sprinklers
Mesa Votes Down Sprinklers 2000/1
Homebuilders Censor Sprinkler Information 2000/2
Residential Sprinkler Plan in Scotland 2001/1
New Zealand Multi-Purpose Guide 2001/2
Vancouver Becoming Sprinklered 2002/1
Fire Deaths Decline in U.S. Homes 2003/1
Recalls and Replacement Programs
Central Sprinkler Announces Replacement Program 2001/2
Residential Sprinklers
Residential Sprinkler Plan in Scotland 2001/1
Canadian Homebuilders Join Coalition 2002/1
British Cost-Benefit Study Calls for Residential Sprinklers 2002/2
Scotland to Debate Mandatory Home Sprinklers 2002/2
New Minimum Residential Sprinkler Flows 2002/2
RSA / Residential Sprinkler Association
BASA and RSA Reach Agreement 2001/1
British Associations to Work Together 2001/2
Retrofit
U.S. Senate Considers University Retrofit Support 2000/1
Chicago Sprinklers Below-Grade Nightclubs and Restaurants 2002/1
U.S. Capitol to be Fully Retrofitted 2002/2
Hong Kong Undertakes Retrofit 2002/3
Scotland
Residential Sprinkler Plan in Scotland 2001/1
Scotland to Debate Mandatory Home Sprinklers 2002/2
Schools
School Fire Report Promotes Sprinklers 2000/1
Sprinkler Usage Growing in UK Schools 2001/3
Shipboard Systems
Ecstasy Report Endorses Sprinklers 2001/2
Mist System Extinguishes Ship Engine Fire 2001/3
Siemens-Cerberus
Siemens-Cerberus Moves Into Sprinklers 2000/2
Sprinkler Books
Australian Sprinkler Handbook 2000/2
Sprinkler Rules / Standards
New Australian Sprinkler Standard Available 2000/1
British Domestic Sprinkler Standard Released 2000/1
FPA Updates LPC Sprinkler Rules 2000/2
British Sprinkler Rules Debated 2000/2
European Sprinkler Installation Standard Adopted 2002/3
British Developing New Sprinkler Protection Criteria 2003/2
Statistics
NFPA Releases New Sprinkler Report 2001/3
Sweden
Swedish Sprinklerfrämjandet Joins IFSA 2000/1
SP Tests Standard European Commodity 2000/1
NFPA Report Overlooks Lack of Sprinklers in Gothenburg Fire 2000/2
New Antifreeze Solution in Sweden 2001/1
Swedish Study Fails to Decide Vent Issue 2002/1
New Swedish Navy Stealth Ships Use Water Mist 2003/2
Swedish Tests Suggest Use of Beams in Rack Storage Protection 2003/2
Scandinavian Labs Skirmish Over Mist Testing 2003/2
Test Centers
Fire Test Center for Northern Ireland 2000/2
New Fire Test Center Planed for Australia 2002/2
Tunnels
Mist Proposed for On-Board Tunnel Fire Suppression 2002/1
United Kingdom
NFSN Successful in UK 2000/1
Heaviside Honored 2000/1
British Domestic Sprinkler Standard Released 2000/1
FPA Separated From LPC 2000/1
British Sprinkler Rules Debated 2000/2
BASA and RSA Reach Agreement 2001/1
UK Group Packages Sprinkler Water Supply 2001/1
British Associations to Work Together 2001/2
Sprinkler Usage Growing in UK Schools 2001/3
New British Certification Scheme 2002/1
British Cost-Benefit Study Calls for Residential Sprinklers 2002/2
UK Report Recommends Against Structural Trade-Offs 2002/3
British Fire Engineering Standard Introduced 2003/1
British Firefighters Still Threatening Strikes 2003/1
UK Architects Held Liable for Poor Fire Protection 2003/2
BASA Ends Merger Talks 2003/2
British Developing New Sprinkler Protection Criteria 2003/2
British Firefighter Dispute Ended 2003/2
United States
Mesa Votes Down Sprinklers 2000/1
U.S. Senate Considers University Retrofit Support 2000/1
Central Sprinkler Announces Replacement Program 2001/2
Performance of Sprinklers Noted in Terrorist Attacks on U.S. 2001/3
Sprinklers on National T.V. in U.S. 2001/3
Chicago Sprinklers Below-Grade Nightclubs and Restaurants 2002/1
Role of Sprinklers in World Trade Center Disaster Reviewed 2002/2
U.S. Capitol to be Fully Retrofitted 2002/2
Monitor Nozzles Used in Pittsburgh Convention Center 2002/2
New Fire Protection Leaders in Australia and USA 2002/2
Fire Deaths Decline in U.S. Homes 2003/1
U.S. Nightclub Fire Kills 100 2003/1
Sprinklers Effective in U.S. Nightclub Fire 2003/1
VdS
Fleming Speaks at VdS Conference 2003/1
Venezuela
Venezuelan Nightclub Fire Kills 47 2003/1
Venting
Swedish Study Fails to Decide Vent Issue 2002/1
Vietnam
More Than 60 Dead From Vietnam Disco Fire 2003/1
Water Supplies
UK Group Packages Sprinkler Water Supply 2001/1