Captain Weatherby's Study Featured in the NFPA Journal
December 21, 2009 - Captain Weatherby of LVFC was recently featured in the November / December 2009 issue of the NFPA Journal for a detailed study he conducted in cooperation with the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition, the University of Maryland University College, Prince George's County Fire Department, and the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. The study, "Benefits of Residential Fire Sprinklers: Prince George's County 15-Year History with its Single-Family Residential Dwelling Fire Sprinkler Ordinance", reviews and summarizes the beneficial impacts of a 1992 Prince George's County, Maryland ordinance, which mandates the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in new one- and two-family residential structures. Captain Weatherby studied the results from the ordinance over a 15-year period, between 1992 and 2007, and concluded that residential fire sprinkler systems provide numerous benefits, and has had a significant impact on life safety and reduction of property damage. These substantial findings serve as testimony and provide ample justification for other jurisdictions throughout the country to pass similar ordinances.
