http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 26 May 2013 00:06:05 PDT Sun, 26 May 2013 00:06:05 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=345438 "The CSB's final written report on the tragedy, which killed two emergency responders and two propane technicians, was approved at a public meeting in Beckley, West Virginia, on September 25. 'This video shows how a number of factors - a tank placed too close to the building, a lack of necessary training for propane technicians, and a lack of awareness among technicians and responders to order an immediate evacuation - combined to take the lives of four people," said John Bresland, CSB chairman and CEO. "Across the United States, firefighters are responding to propane emergencies almost every day. Training and preparedness are the keys to preventing tragic accidents like the one in West Virginia last year,' Mr. Bresland said. West Virginia State Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis, Jr., is featured in the video, along with CSB investigators Robert Hall, P.E., and Jeffrey Wanko, P.E., C.S.P. The title of the video refers to the nearly thirty minutes that elapsed between the beginning of the propane release and the moment of the explosion. During that period, no evacuation occurred, and volunteer firefighters and others entered the flammable propane cloud" (Description edited from the CSB press release) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=296848 PSA announcement for residential sprinklers (humorous). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=286538 An Mpeg video used in PS advertisements in the UK to dramatize the benefits of a home escape plan. The sequence of events is portrayed backwards from the family on the lawn back to the smoke and detector actuation. Fairly short. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=196665 Video and data files from NIST tests.  source code for FastLite or other fire programs that need a fire descriptor.  Video of the test is useful instructional material http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=349922 This is a video animation of the Explosion of the BP refinery. This 5+ minute video just documents the facts as known about the explosion. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=584391 CSB Safety Video detailing three accidents at the Dupont facility in Belle, West Virginia. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=257449 Kansas and South Carolina Require Code Footprints as part of submittals for review. Other states are considering the process and it is referenced in NFPA 1. This video introduces the concept. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=196637 This is a video covering roof fires and particularly the role of roof ventilators in roofs.  It has some very fascinating footage of actual roof fires and infrared videoshowing heat transfer and burning embers as well as the standard testing procedure in the UK. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=362132 "Each year in North America, more than 100,000 home fires start in the kitchen, killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands. Most of these fires can be prevented." This web page and videos from State Farm Insurance demonstrate proper fire safety. Additionally two video illustrate the problems of water on a grease fire. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=345474 A Chemical Safety Board Video reporting the factors which lead to the explosion in Danvers Massachusetts in 2006