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Nando's PERi-PERi Plays with Fire in the South Loop; Chicago Fire Soccer Stars Take Over New Nando's in Roosevelt Collection Manning Grills for Charity; Newest Nando's opens Sunday, July 24

Nando's PERi-PERi, the South African-Portuguese restaurant known worldwide for its spicy flame-grilled chicken, hatches its seventh Chicago-area restaurant on Sunday, July 24, at 1005 South Delano Court in the Roosevelt Collection.




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Emii Releases SOULFIRE MIX of Billboard Hot Singles Top 10 Hit,"HEART IN A BOX"

Soulfire Mix was produced by Dan Malsch and co-written by Cristyle.




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Experts Advise Regular Air Conditioner Tune Ups to Prevent Fire Hazards

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MyUS.com Launches Fundraising Campaign Aimed at Providing Funds for Australian Bush Fire Relief Efforts

MyUS.com will match every dollar that is donated up to $10,000 (USD) through Friday, January 31, 2020 at 11:59 pm ET.




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Local Door Systems Technicians Earn National Certification For Automated, Overhead And Fire Door Systems

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Partnership for Safety of Children Around Firearms Launches Store it Safe Campaign

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AAA Public Adjusters Shares How To Prevent Damage From Wildfires

Tips for the home and landscaping to prevent damage from wildfires




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Luis Nevarez: The Fire Chief Who Will Never Give Up




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Programmatic Ad Revenue After Mozilla Firefox Third-Party Cookie Limitation

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Liteye Systems Provides Mobile, Networked, Electronic Capabilities to Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Ground Threats During U.S. Army's Maneuver and Fires Integration Exercise (MFIX 18)

Liteye demonstrates new capabilities added to its successfully deployed CUAS systems.




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Liteye and Northrop Grumman Demonstrate Mobile, Networked, Electronic and Kinetic Capabilities to Counter Unmanned Threat Systems During Army's Maneuver and Fires Integration Exercise (MFIX 18)

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Little Snitch: Version 4 of macOS-Firewall Launched

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'Exitus' Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Wine Will Honor California Firefighters by Donating a Portion of Proceeds to the California Fire Foundation During Firefighter Appreciation Month this September




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Lighting the Fire of Excitement for Girls in STEM City of Orlando Declares October 11th Tech Sassy Girlz Day

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Toby Evans Stuns Viewers with Jaw-Dropping "Soul-Bridge" Premiere, Faces Real-Life Fire as Sagewind. Here's Everything You Need to Know About It. (Part II)

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Toby Evans Stuns Viewers with Jaw-Dropping "Soul-Bridge" Premiere, Faces Real-Life Fire as Sagewind. Here's Everything You Need to Know About It. (Part I)

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Singer-Songwriter ABBY BROWN Releases New EP, Heart on Fire October 25th

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Dallas Firefighter's Museum and Fire Grounds Coffee Company Announces a Strategic Partnership

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West Central Food Service Donates Trucks of Supplies to the Southern California Wildfire Relief Effort

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GBK Productions, Partnering with Big Game Experience and Firework Hospitality Group, Held Their Annual Pre-Superbowl Celebrity Gift Lounge with a Live Performance by Snoop Dogg (DJ SNOOPADELIC)

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Fire-Dex Acquires Gear Wash, a Milwaukee-based Clean & Repair Facility

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Former Bravo TV 'Married to Medicine' Star Lisa Nicole Cloud Prepares to Set The Fashion World on Fire with New International Fashion Competition Television Series "QUEEN ON 34TH" 

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Firefighter's Multi-Function Safety Invention, The EMERGI-SAFE 5-in-1 Emergency Flashlight Launches on Kickstarter

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Fire All the Managers

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When ‘Best Practices’ Backfire

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Bushfire hazard reduction burn – Tugun Hill Conservation Area

Streets/area affected: Tugun Hill Conservation Area eastern portions, Taperell Drive, Tugun

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 17:00 to Friday, July 19, 2019 - 05:00
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Start: Wednesday 17th July 2019 (weather permitting)
End:  Thursday 18th July 2019 (weather permitting)
Duration: Two days

In partnership with Queensland Fire & Emergency Service, the City will door knock residents adjoining burn locations to provide information regarding bushfire protection and preparedness leading into this year’s fire season. Minimal disruption to residents is expected.Residents with health issues associated with smoke are encouraged to contact the City’s Natural Areas Management Unit on 07 5581 6984.

For more information on the scheduled hazard reduction burn program, visit the Gold Coast Rural Fire Brigade Group website.




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Bushfire hazard reduction burn – Pacific Pines Parklands

Start: 8.00am, Tuesday 23 July (weather permitting)
End:  5.00pm, Friday 26 July
Duration:  Four days

In partnership with Queensland Fire & Emergency Service, the City will door knock residents adjoining burn locations to provide information regarding bushfire protection and preparedness leading into this year’s fire season. Minimal disruption to residents is expected. Residents with health issues associated with smoke are encouraged to contact the City’s Natural Areas Management Unit on 07 5581 6984.

For more information on the scheduled hazard reduction burn program, visit the Gold Coast Rural Fire Brigade Group website.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 18:00 to Saturday, July 27, 2019 - 03:00
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Bushfire hazard reduction burn – Production Ave Reserve, Molendina

Production Ave Reserve, 10A Production Avenue, Molendina

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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - 17:00 to Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 03:00
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Start: 7.00am, Tuesday 30 July (weather permitting)
End:  5.00pm, Tuesday 30 July
Duration: 1 day
In partnership with Queensland Fire & Emergency Service, the City will door knock residents adjoining burn locations to provide information regarding bushfire protection and preparedness leading into this year’s fire season. Minimal disruption to residents is expected.Residents with health issues associated with smoke are encouraged to contact the City’s Natural Areas Management Unit on 07 5581 6984.

For more information on the scheduled hazard reduction burn program, visit the Gold Coast Rural Fire Brigade Group website.




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Bushfire hazard reduction burn – Wongawallan Conservation Area

Streets/area affected: Lanes Road, Wongawallan

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Saturday, August 3, 2019 - 09:58 to Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 09:58
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Start <time/date>: 7:00am, Saturday 3rd August (weather permitting)
End <time/date>:  5:00pm, Wednesday 7th August
Duration:   Five days

In partnership with Queensland Fire & Emergency Service, the City will door knock residents adjoining burn locations to provide information regarding bushfire protection and preparedness leading into this year’s fire season. Minimal disruption to residents is expected.Residents with health issues associated with smoke are encouraged to contact the City’s Natural Areas Management Unit on 07 5581 6984.

For more information on the scheduled hazard reduction burn program, visit the Gold Coast Rural Fire Brigade Group website.




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Bushfire hazard reduction burn – Tourmaline Reserve Reedy Creek

Streets/area affected: Tourmaline Reserve, Lot 913 Worchester Terrace, Reedy Creek

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - 18:00 to Saturday, August 17, 2019 - 03:00
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Start: 8.00am, Wednesday 14 August (weather permitting)
End: 5.00pm, Friday 16 August (weather permitting)
Duration: Three days

In partnership with Queensland Fire & Emergency Service, the City will door knock residents adjoining burn locations to provide information regarding bushfire protection and preparedness leading into this year’s fire season. Minimal disruption to residents is expected.Residents with health issues associated with smoke are encouraged to contact the City’s Natural Areas Management Unit on 07 5581 6984.

For more information on the scheduled hazard reduction burn program, visit the Gold Coast Rural Fire Brigade Group website.




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Bushfire hazard reduction burn - Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area

North western portion of Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area, Lot 201 Shelter Road Coombabah (opposite Myola Court)

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Tuesday, August 27, 2019 - 19:00 to Friday, August 30, 2019 - 03:00
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Start <time/date>: 9am, Tuesday 27 August 2019 (weather permitting)
End <time/date>:  5pm, Thursday 28 August 2019
Duration:  Three days

In partnership with Queensland Fire & Emergency Service, the City will door knock residents adjoining burn locations to provide information regarding bushfire protection and preparedness leading into this year’s fire season. Minimal disruption to residents is expected.Residents with health issues associated with smoke are encouraged to contact the City’s Natural Areas Management Unit on 07 5581 6984.

For more information on the scheduled hazard reduction burn program, visit the Gold Coast Rural Fire Brigade Group website.




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Bushfire hazard reduction burn – King Parrot Reserve, Clagiraba

King Parrot Reserve, 328 Henri Robert Drive, Clagiraba

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Monday, September 2, 2019 - 19:00 to Saturday, September 7, 2019 - 03:00
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Start: 9:00am, Monday 2 September (weather permitting)
End: 5:00pm, Friday 6 September
Duration: 5 days




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Is a Fire Alarm System Too Loud?

Is a Fire Alarm System Too Loud? aconstanza Mon, 05/04/2020 - 12:29

Is a Fire Alarm System Too Loud?

Is the fire alarm too loud? If you’ve ever been asked this question, you may have wondered whether the questioner had a point or not.

First I reviewed the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) listed horn available on the market today. Currently, the standard commercial horn sounds at a measured decibel output (by UL) in the ranges of 87 dBA to 95 dBA measured at 10 feet from the sound source in the UL anechoic chamber (no reverberation). All of these appliances sound at a frequency of approximately 3,000 Hertz (Hz).

Based on research over the last 10 years, the very young and the very old have difficulty hearing that frequency level. That research also showed that hearing a fire alarm signal at 520 Hz was equally heard by the very young, the very old and those who needed awakening at night. Based on that research, the code changed the requirements for audible alarm appliances in all sleeping rooms to be at that frequency.

Keep in mind the requirement for audibility in these areas remains at 75 dBA measured at the pillow level in the bedroom. To awaken occupants the audible appliances must produce a low frequency alarm signal that complies with the 520 Hz requirement. The Annex A information also provides guidance for areas “intended for sleeping and in areas that might reasonably be used for sleeping. For example, this section requires a low frequency audible signal in a bedroom of an apartment and also in the living room area of an apartment as it might have sleeping occupants.”

The annex does advise us that it is not required to use the low frequency signal in the hallways, lobby and other tenantless spaces. For example, in hotels, the guestrooms would require use of the low-frequency signals, but other spaces that might require audible signals could use any listed audible appliances regardless of the frequency content of the signal.

The code requires a minimum of 15 dBA above the ambient sound levels present in the space. The bottom line is the audible signals are not too loud but must be loud enough to move the occupants to take action.

Still you may come across customers who are concerned that the volume of an alarm could negatively affect their hearing. For example, I have been asked by a principal of a K-12 school what her response should be to parents who are worried the alarm signal is so loud it will injure children’s hearing.

To answer the principal’s questions, first I turned to the information provided in the annex of NFPA 72-2019, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code. Annex A for Section 18.4.1.2 discusses the maximum sound pressure level of 110 decibels (dBA) permitted in a space. In the 2007 edition, this was reduced from 120 dBA in previous editions.

According to NFPA 72, “the change from 120 dBA to 110 dBA was made to coordinate with other laws, codes, and standards. In addition to the danger of exposure to a high sound level, long-term exposure to lower levels could also be a problem.”

For example, when occupants must traverse long egress paths to exit or technicians test large systems over extended time, the exposure to loud alarm signals could cause damage to their hearing.

The issue is the code is silent on how long a person can or should be exposed to an audible notification system. The limit of 110 dBA has been set as a reasonable upper limit by the code for the optimal performance of a system.

The annex goes on to say, “For workers who could be exposed to high sound levels over the course of a 40-year employment history, OSHA has established a maximum permitted dose before a hearing conservation program must be implemented. A worker exposed to 120 dBA for 7.5 minutes a day for 40 years might be in danger of suffering a hearing impairment. The OSHA regulation includes a formula to calculate a dose for situations where a person is exposed to different sound levels for different periods of time. The maximum permitted by the regulation is an 8-hour equivalent dose of 90 dBA. It is possible to calculate the dose a person experiences when traversing an egress path where the sound pressure level varies as he/she passes close to, then away from, audible appliances. Table A.18.4.1.2 depicts OSHA permissible noise exposures.”

I used the above information to assure the principal that the short duration of the students’ exposure to the alarm signal was not going to cause hearing damage. In addition, the sound pressure levels in the hallways of her school did not come close the maximum of 110 dBA allowed by the code.

All in all, you can tell your customers that alarm systems are loud by design. The uncomfortable volume during egress should be short-lived and well worth it to help as many occupants as possible be spared more serious injury or harm. 

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Baltimore Ceasefire Weekend Goes Virtual

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Grand Canyon Fire Managers to Initiate Prescribed Burns on South Rim

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https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-rx-update-2009-05-13.htm




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  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-06-05-game-reserve.htm




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  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-06-06-fires.htm




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  https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/news-2009-06-08-fires.htm




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The Ruby Fire and Game Reserve Fire Now Managed as the Ruby Complex

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