Fire Life Safety

St. Louis amends fire code to specify certified fire and smoke damper inspections

City of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones recently signed an amendment to the 2018 International Fire Code, adopted by the city, stating all fire and smoke damper inspections in commercial…

June 9, 2022

Local 23, SMART back Alaska legislation on fire life safety

New Mexico, Nevada, Illinois and Washington are the only states that have introduced and successfully passed legislation that requires training or certification to perform periodic inspections of fire dampers, smoke…

July 19, 2021

University study gathers data on fire damper, smoke control system inspections

In 2019, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) made a significant change to the International Fire Code as it relates to fire and smoke damper testing. The organization introduced the…

November 17, 2020

MGM fire 40th anniversary: The state of fire life safety

Smoke billowed into the blue sky above a 1980-version of the Las Vegas skyline on a crisp Nov. 21 morning. The cloud was coming from the MGM, which is now…

May 21, 2020

Path to Washington fire life safety legislation packed with strategy, hard work

When going into any large project, a plan makes life infinitely easier. For years, Steve Musser, business agent for Western Washington Sheet Metal Local 66, was in search of a plan…

May 14, 2020

ITI doesn’t miss a beat putting courses online amid isolation orders

On a Friday spring afternoon, participants in the International Training Institute’s Fire Smoke Damper Technician and Fire Life Safety Level 2 for Instructors class played a game of Jeopardy before…

February 13, 2020

Local 40 lab video helps educate all to value of fire life safety

Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local Union 40 in Connecticut created its Fire Life Safety lab two years ago to share it with politicians, fire officials and other Sheet Metal,…

March 6, 2017

Local reaches out, finds success with Building Inspectors Program

Sheet metal workers in New Jersey partner with Rutgers University to fill niche CRANFORD, N.J. – Re-inventing the wheel isn’t always necessary when it comes to curriculum and training. For…

November 3, 2016

Experience moves fire life safety manager to educate building owners

Kennedy Sanders, P1 Group, Local No. 88 lab all working to keep Las Vegas safe LAS VEGAS – Fifteen years ago, Las Vegas resident Kennedy Sanders pushed his wife and…

July 25, 2016

Ohio continues to set bar for fire life safety ordinances

City of Cleveland newest entity to ensure certified workers repair, inspect dampers CLEVELAND – Five years ago, sheet metal locals in Ohio set a course to educate fire marshals and…