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November 27, 2013 -- Did you know that disaster safety experts estimate that for every dollar a homeowner invests in mitigation, the return can yield up to seven times the amount in measurable savings? So to use lightning protection as an example, a $3,000 lightning protection …
Read Article about Mitigation Call to Action: Support the Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2013!
October 18, 2013 -- A lot can happen in a year in the world of lightning protection; especially when LPI members get together to support safety and their communities. A campaign that began last fall to support Sparky the Fire Dog’s “Wish List” has now successfully provided …
September 17, 2013 -- Haiti is no stranger to severe weather and natural disasters. In recent years, devastating earthquakes, hurricanes and floods have taken their toll on the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Our neighbors some 700 miles off the Florida …
Read Article about Building Lightning Safe Communities Goes Global with the Haiti Project
August 19, 2013 -- When partners load the bases to pinch hit for lightning awareness outreach, safety scores a home run! This is what happened when partners from nonprofit organizations across the country came together in Boston to promote the 2013 Lightning Safety …
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2013 Lightning Safety Awareness Week kick-off with South Metro Fire Rescue and partners.July 16, 2013 -- Oh, and let’s not forget Governor John Hickenlooper! So what do architects, firefighters, meteorologists, Red Sox fans and Governor John Hickenlooper …
June 14, 2013 -- National groups across the country join forces in June to promote public awareness about lightning safety and mitigation. NOAA and the National Weather Service launched an annual lightning safety campaign in 2001 to increase awareness about the dangers of …
May 16, 2013 -- May is National Electrical Safety Month and the Lightning Protection Institute is joining with the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) to raise awareness about the importance of electrical safety—including lightning, an underrated and often forgotten …
Spring showers are bringing beautiful flowers, but dangerous thunderstorms are not so welcome. Find out how a lightning protection system can protect your structure so you can safely enjoy the sights and sounds of spring.April 23, 2013 -- Recent lightning-triggered …
March 6, 2013 -- FEMA and NOAA have partnered to designate March 3-9, 2013 as National Severe Weather Preparedness Week and are calling upon all Americans to Be a Force of Nature. National Severe Weather Preparedness Week is a nationwide effort to increase awareness of …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Kim Loehr / LPI Director of Communications/ kiml@lightning.org or 804-314-8955 for the Lightning Protection Institute LAS VEGAS, March 1, 2013 – A new inspection program certifying that the lightning protection systems installed at homes and …
Read Article about Lightning Protection Inspection Program Expands in Popularity, Adds New Features
