NFPA Fire Power (Original) Video

In the award-winning Fire Power video from NFPA®, a staged house fire was filmed in order to show the devastating power of fire. A cigarette is discarded in a waste basket, and in just over 3 minutes, the room is quickly engulfed by flames and smoke. Flashover occurs, leaving the home in total ruin.
In another demonstration, a carelessly discarded cigarette is dropped again into a waste basket. Fire grows rapidly and ignites nearby furniture. This time, a residential fire sprinkler system activates and extinguishes the fire.
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[@luisacarlottaferreira1396]

I have been in the fire safety business for 30 years and still find this to be the best video for showing how sprinklers work. Thanks, NFPA, for the shortened version. I have a one minute clip of the sprinkler activation only that I made from the original VHS tape.

[@MichaelSheehy75]

This is not the whole video, although it is a comprehensive start to finish production. I recently saw the full one- 10 minutes, probably more- in a fire training class. Goes into a lot more detail about fire behavior and how fire and heat affect different materials within this home. What is scary is how today this fire would burn faster, hotter and more toxic because of increased use in furniture of plastics and hydrocarbons such as polyurethane, PVC and polyester, and particle board as opposed to lumber. A lot of the household materials in this video are older and include natural fibers, natural/synthetic blends, a straw wastebasket, solid wood furniture and so on. There is, of course, a good deal of plastics and synthetics also.

[@TheBrizendine]

He probably saw a spider and decided the best move was to burn the house down.

[@Toolmamon]

You saw it too! on the table!!! LMAO!!!

[@icezone5555]

why is this nostalgic for me? I don't know

[@geraldinefinn4860]

Damn frightening.....very informative.

[@dgerm7210]

The one I went to you just had to replace the head which isn't too much, but you gotta worry about water damage aswell.

[@jjlwis]

what is the cost to reset a residential sprinkler system after it's been activated?

[@gmoney4798]

It creeped me out a little :o

[@MicroGuardianFanGirl]

OMG!😓

[@Duvmasta]

I'd like to see the full version if you don't mind.

[@Toolmamon]

I have it!

[@Duvmasta]

Jay Me can you upload it please?

[@Thetigerproduction]

@@Toolmamon yes pls upload it

[@officialgarthwolfalpha163]

@@Toolmamon it been two years,i been winting for a long time can pls upload it pls?

[@pureenergy5051]

I am using 150 watts on four 1875 watt outlets in one room. That is a total of 600 watts. should I expect flashing and crackling LED bulbs on 2 of these outlets which were hooked up to new surge protectors? Or 4 incandescent bulbs in the bathroom to flash and then not work? Could be the switch hooked up to the bulbs hooked up to these outlets. Then these 2 outlets stop working, and show to my circuit tester open neutral. And then an outlet in the living room stops working all of this at the same time? The owners to the apartments I live at say it is my fault that the outlets stopped working and the lights flashed and blinked. These owners did not tell me that these apartments were built in the 1974s with a good chance to have aluminum wiring. They did not tell me that there are loose outlets in all the apartments that could mean loose wires, loose screws or loose blades. Aren't the owners at fault completely if there is a fire at all? Am I not supposed to expect 1875 watts at each outlet as a part of my all bills paid rent lease? I just unplugged all the wires from loose outlets in my apartment. Because I had to read about loose outlets on my own, I read that there is an excellent chance that using an appliance like a lamp at a loose outlet can immediately start a small lightning bolt/arc to shoot through the walls. Where do I go to find out if aluminum wire has been used at these 1974 apartments? Show less REPLY

[@ssbohio]

The lights are flashing most likely because of the open neutral, which interrupts the natural path of electricity. An open neutral can be quite dangerous, because line voltage is still present, just with no way to get back to ground -- until something offers it a path back to ground. With the neutral disconnected, even a really high-resistance path to ground, like a person, could be used, since there is no low-resistance neutral wire for the electricity to use. Your landlord needs to repair the wiring. In the USA, if your landlord won't, you can get a government inspector to order repairs, and if the landlord still won't, you can have the repairs done at your expense and withhold the cost from your rent, with the permission of the court.