According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), an estimated 95,000 apartment structure fires occurred in the U.S. in 2016. How many of these fires were sparked by lightning is unclear, but a quick Google search of the words “lightning, fires and apartments” …
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Build & Protect Newsletter, Lightning Safety Awareness Week 2018 Edition
MEDIA ADVISORY: Lightning Safety Awareness Week Kicks Off with Twitter Chat on Monday, June 25, at 2 p.m., EDT
Please note: This release was distributed by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) on the behalf of The Lightning Protection Institute on June 22, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY: Lightning Safety Awareness Week Kicks Off with Twitter Chat on …
Protecting “People, Property and Places” is LPI’s Focus of this Year’s National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, June 24-30
More people are killed and injured by lightning during the summer months than any other time of year. Many lightning deaths and injuries in the U.S. happen when people simply opt for convenience instead of disrupting outdoor plans. Ignoring lightning's potential dangers, is a …
ESFI & LPI Co-Host a Twitter Chat For Lightning Safety Awareness Week!
Be sure to join the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) and the Lightning Protection Institute (LPI) later this month as we partner to host a Twitter Chat during Lightning Safety Awareness Week, June 24-30, 2018. #LightningSafetyWeek aims to educate the public …
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Four ways to prepare for the dog days of summer to take the bite out of lightning’s increased threat.
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer and summertime fun in the great outdoors. As the onset of summer ushers in elevated thunderstorm activity, here are four things Americans can do to better prepare themselves for the lightning threat. 1. Take the lightning threat …
Building Safety Month Is Right Time To Assess Lightning’s Dangers
Lightning Protection Systems are best way to ground dangerous electricity MARYVILLE, Mo., May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lightning poses a threat to life and property, with structural fires regularly caused due to either a direct strike or because lightning's electricity …
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How lightning protection systems can improve sustainability & increase resilience against a leading weather threat.
Build & Protect Spring, 2018 Edition
Build Protect spring 2018 issue …
Tending to the Trees: An Earth Day reminder that lightning protection helps keep trees healthy & green!
“They are beautiful in their peace, they are wise in their silence. They will stand after we are dust. They teach us, and we tend them.” ~ Galeain ip Altiem MacDunelmor Today is officially "Earth Day" which sparks an important question: Are you tending to your trees? Even if …
