Registration is open for the 87th Annual ULPA/LPI Lightning Protection Conference at the Intercontinental Buckhead Hotel on March 6 - 9, 2019. You won't want to miss the exciting speaker lineup, workshops and conference programs planned for attendees and guests. LPI member …
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If more lightning is on the horizon, is it time to expand our field of knowledge about preparedness and lightning protection?
Lightning is fascinating but it’s also destructive and deadly. Scientists tell us that the earth experiences about 25 million lightning strikes per year. But what if that number of strikes were to significantly increase, or even double in the near future? Where will that leave …
Lightning…Is your home, business or community in the line of fire?
In support of National Fire Prevention Week, October 7-13 For Immediate Release MARYVILLE, Mo. -- October 8, 2018 -- According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) today's home fires burn faster than ever. In a typical home fire, residents may have as little as one …
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September is National Preparedness Month. Are You Prepared for Lightning?
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 …
Advancing lightning safe communities as a Weather Ready Nation (WRN) ambassador
March 2018 marks the fourth anniversary of the NOAA Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassador initiative launch and its effort to recognize community partners working to improving the nation’s “readiness, responsiveness and overall resilience against extreme weather, water and …
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Build & Protect News Winter 2018
Number Of Lightning-Related Homeowners Insurance Claims Up In 2016, But Severity Down
Florida, Texas, Georgia And Louisiana Remain Top States For Lightning Claims; Lightning Safety Awareness Week is June 18 – 24 NEWS PROVIDED BY: Insurance Information Institute NEW YORK, June 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The number of homeowners insurance claims from lightning …
It’s Lightning Safety Awareness Week! Are you ready for thunderstorm season?
The NWS and NOAA launched the National Lightning Safety Awareness Week campaign in 2001 to raise awareness about the dangers of lightning, a deadly, yet underrated killer. The Lightning Protection Institute joined the campaign effort in 2007 as partners, to provide messaging …
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Lightning Protection Institute Expresses Concerns about a Common Gas Piping
Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) Pipes Have Been Linked to Fires, Gas Leaks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- MARYVILLE, Mo, April 27, 2017 -- The Lightning Protection Institute (LPI) is telling its members to take liability precautions when installing lightning protection …
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