The Fire Protection Research Foundation

Filing Period

Apr 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2013

Signed

Nov 5, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$2,708,597

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Pass audibilitywhen firefighters are overcome by the heat or smoke of a fire and become disoriented or trapped in a structure, it is crucial that there is a reliable means to alert other fire ground personnel to their need for assistance. Personal alert safety system (pass) devices are designed to alert aid using audible signal technology. Normal operation is for the pass devices to activate a 95-decibel multiple-frequency alarm signal if the lack of motion exceeds a specific time period. However, despite its widespread use throughout the fire service and on-going enhancements in recent years, certain problems still exist with audible pass technology.

Activity 3

Lithium ion battery hazardslithium ion battery cells and small battery packs (8 to 10 cells) are in wide consumer use today. Superior capacity has driven the demand for these batteries in electronic devices such as laptops, power tools, cameras, and cell phones. In 2011, the foundation conducted a hazard and use assessment of these batteries, with a focus on developing information to inform fire protection strategies in storage. Since that time, the foundation has conducted a survey of storage practices and developed a research strategy to determine commodity classification of stored batteries upon which sprinkler protection criteria can be based. The objective of this program is to develop the basis for commodity classification of common lithium ion batteries in storage.

Filer

EIN

52-1256543