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