Investing in Fire Protection Services & Suppression System: Why It Matters

Concerned about Fire Safety? We know the answer, Fire Suppression Systems.

Safety improvements, such as fire protection services, implemented since a fatal fire occurred at a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill fraternity house over a decade ago, played a crucial role in preventing a recent fire at a UNC fraternity house from spreading.

Sadly, the Fire Suppression System requirement and changes came after an early-morning fire on graduation day and Mother’s Day — May 12, 1996 — at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house caught fire at the university killed five people.

All fraternity and sorority houses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now have Fire Suppression Systems and undergo biannual inspections to ensure rigorous fire safety standards. Each Greek house has its student fire marshal, such as the Phi Gamma Delta house that has since been rebuilt and has been safety-equipped with fireproof doors and two stairwells on either end which are shut off according to Sam Heathcote, the house’s fire marshal. The installation of these fire protection services demonstrates the commitment to the safety and security of the residential community on campus.

Chapel Hill firefighters responded last week to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill fraternity house after a bed there caught fire on Monday. Chapel Hill Deputy Chief Fire Marshal said a small personal electric fan fell onto the bed, heated and ignited the fire. The building’s Fire Suppression System extinguished the fire and there were no injuries.

Did you know there has never been multiple deaths caused by fire in a fully sprinkled building?