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Spring is the traditional time for sprucing up landscaping outside buildings and this spring will be the first one with the new mulch fire safety regulation in effect. Fire chiefs may wish to conduct education efforts through the media and directly with local landscaping companies and business organizations. In the DFS Briefs is a FireFactor on mulch that you may wish to use.

In addition, the March DFS Briefs contains an advisory on interpretations from The Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) regarding sprinkler requirements, public safety information on lighter safety, as well as upcoming training opportunities

.Please be sure to avail yourself to all of the important information contained in the March DFS Briefs.

Advisories

527 CMR 17.00 Forest Products pdf format of 527 CMR 17.00 Forest Products

BBRS Interpretations Sprinklers pdf format of BBRS Interpretations Sprinklers  

Requirements for Antifreeze in Sprinkler System pdf format of Requirements for Antifreeze in Sprinkler System  

Requirements for the Use of NFPA 13R pdf format of Requirements for the Use of NFPA 13R

Training

 

Fire Prevention Officer - Level 1 pdf format of Fire Prevention Officer - Level 1  

Conference

Seventh Annual Northeast Youth Firesetting Conference pdf format of Seventh Annual Northeast Youth Firesetting Conference

 

Public Education Information

FireFACTORS Mulch Fires pdf format of FireFACTORS Mulch Fires  

Fire FACTORS Lighter Safety pdf format of Fire FACTORS Lighter Safety

Print all DFS Briefs for March 2013 pdf format of Print All DFS Briefs for March 2013 1 mb

 

DFS Briefs Archives