NFPA Residential Summit 2013 Rosemont, Illinois April 16
th
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Former Fire Marshal, Orland Fire Protection District Thank You
For Allowing Me To Be Here Today Tom Lia Presently Executive
Director, NIFSAB
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Thank you also for our 1992 NFPA Illinois Grant for the Orland
Fire Protection District First real interaction with NFPA beside
code issues.
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and while we are at it Thank You to our Long Grove FPD Chief
Dave Grupp Illinois First NFPA 13D Ordinance in 1988
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25 Years Ago and Over 1,500 Homes Later
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Chief Grupp did it on his own, with no help, and virtually no
reports, documents or research
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But he was a special gem working under unique circumstances, a
background of a professional engineer, and a village with no water
supply.
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It was a long time coming for the next one THE ILLINOIS
EXPERIENCE
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HOW?
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The hallmark of a professional in any profession lies in his
mastery of the basics. Basic outreach and educational efforts
needed to be conducted throughout Illinois at the grass roots
level. Individuals Fire Departments and Districts Intra Association
Inter Association
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Grassroots Education and Support
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A Dedicated Chief and/or Building Official Working
together!
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Today that Chief and Building Department Director will not be
alone like Chief Grupp.
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Documents from HFSC and NFPA
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= BURN INJURY REDUCTION FIRE DEATH REDUCTION =
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I finally understood; It put it all together for me. Fire
Sprinkler Initiative Education Research Foundation Documents and
Reports Funding
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Las Vegas 2012 Speech by President Jim Shannon
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Fire Flow Consumption in Sprinklered and Non-sprinklered
Buildings, an Assessment of Community Impact Sprinkler Insulation,
A Literature Review Residential Fire Sprinklers Water Usage &
Water Meter Performance Study Incentive for the Use of Residential
Fire Sprinklers in U.S. Communities
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Integration of Residential Sprinklers with Water Supply
Comparative Analysis of Housing Costs and Supply Impacts of
Sprinkler Ordinance at the Community Level Home Fire Sprinkler Cost
Assessment 2008 All are being used and have been used!
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so back to the grassroots.
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Base Support We needed to make a major effort to determine if
there was support, and then reinforce and motivate the base.
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Base Support I think we have made many assumptions about our
base, and while there has been leadership from the major
associations, their membership may not have been as enlightened or
supportive so we had and have to get back to our roots and make
sure the base is with us. Example
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BASIC EDUCATION PROPS SPRINKLER BOX
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BASIC EDUCATION PROPS NFPA 13D SIMULATORS
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BASIC EDUCATION PROPS FIRE SPRINKLER WATER DISPLAY
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Grassroots Training Classes Firefighter I Firefighter II Shift
Training POC Training
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NFPA 13D Summit Meetings
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NFPA 13D SUMMITS
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President Jim Shannon KEY NOTE SPEAKERS President John Viniello
Left, Jeff Hudson Residential Specialist and Russ Sanders, Regional
Mgr, both of NFPA
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EXPERTS PANEL The Panel includes Fire Marshals, Building
Inspectors, Engineers and Consultants
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MOCK VILLAGE/CITY BOARD MEETINGS
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TOWN / DISTRICT RECOGNITION FIRE SAFE/FIRE WISE CONCEPT FOR 13D
TOWNS?
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Chief Wilcox Matteson and Park Forest
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BASIC=TRAILERS 25-30 per year
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Legislative Days, State Capitol Fire Service Caucus GOV. PAT
QUINN
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Federal Elected Officials Congressman Danny Davis
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Federal Elected Officials Congressman Peter Roskam