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The Office is the regulatory agency of record, for Illinois, in the safety inspection of a wide variety of boilers, pressure vessels, and tanks that contain or can be filled with flammable or heated materials. The Office is the regulatory agency of record in the professional qualification and licensure of Illinois elevator contractors. [1]
Serving primarily northern Illinois, as well as other parts of Illinois and northwest Indiana, NIFSAB's goal is to educate the public about how fire sprinklers work and their life-safety and property-protection value. The group helps fire departments host live fire demonstrations, [1] especially during national Fire Prevention Week and Month. [2]
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 was created in response to the 1973 National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control report, America Burning. [1] The report's authors estimated fires caused 12,000 deaths, 300,000 serious injuries and $11.4 billion in property damage annually in the United States, asserting that "the richest and most technologically advanced nation in the ...
The benefits of preventing a fire instead of suppressing it makes hypoxic air suitable for applications where a fire would cause unacceptable damage. Unlike traditional fire-suppression systems, dedicated pipes or nozzles are not required. Hypoxic air for fire prevention are used in [citation needed]: Data centers / ICT facilities
The development of NFPA 704 is credited to the Charlotte Fire Department after a fire at the Charlotte Chemical Company in 1959 led to severe injuries to many of the firefighters. [4] [5] Upon arrival, the fire crew found a fire burning inside a vat that firefighters assumed to be burning kerosene. The crew tried to suppress the fire, which ...
Lake Shore Drive (officially Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive; [2] [3] also known as DuSable Lake Shore Drive, [4] the Outer Drive, [5] the Drive, LSD or DLSD) is a semi-limited access expressway that runs alongside the shoreline of Lake Michigan and its adjacent parkland and beaches in Chicago, Illinois.
Washington Heights is the 73rd of Chicago's 77 community areas.Located 12 miles (19 km) from the Loop, it is on the city's far south side.Washington Heights is considered part of the Blue Island Ridge, along with the nearby community areas of Beverly, Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood, and the village of Blue Island.
Indian Creek is a village in Vernon Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Per the 2020 census, the population was 536. [2] Police services are provided by Lake County Sheriff and fire/EMS services by the Countryside Fire Protection District.