Residential Fire Safety Symposium to be Held at Arizona Grand Resort

Phoenix Fire Department Welcomes First National Residential Fire Safety Symposium to Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ – The Phoenix Fire Department welcomes a first of its kind Residential Fire Safety Symposium to Phoenix on Dec. 2 – 3, 2009. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is hosting the symposium, titled “Designing Fire Safety into Residential Construction: Perspectives, Ideas and Trends.” The event will be available to people who are concerned with residential fire safety, including the general public.

To register, visit ul.com/fireservice, then select UL Residential Fire Symposium registration box on left.  Take 50 percent off the entrance fee by using the discount code “fire safety.”

“UL has created this event to act as an inclusive and attractive platform to encourage builders, architects, fire service, realtors, insurers, and others to gather and learn together the various perspectives on residential fire safety,” said Chris Hasbrook, Global Vice President for Building Materials and Life Safety and Security at UL.

“The Phoenix Fire Department welcomes UL in offering this educational and informative exchange of ideas to the public on residential fire safety and home building challenges,” said Chief Bob Khan of the Phoenix Fire Department. “We anticipate positive, thoughtful and frank dialogue throughout this event.”

Additionally, Volvo Cars of North America will present a perspective on effectively using safety as a brand-building tool.

Speakers will lead discussions on a number of topics including:

• The latest research information on building materials and their performance under fire conditions,
• The perspective of home builders and the impact of residential fire safety codes considering the challenging economic environments,
• The perspective of realtors when working to sell and market homes with residential fire safety protection features, and
• The perspective of the fire service, who must respond to ever more threatening fires in residential homes.

 Social events held during the evenings of the symposium will serve as networking opportunities and occasions for informal one-on-one discussions between participants.

“We are encouraging participation by all parties involved in residential fire safety, especially home builders, contractors, interior designers and architects,” said Hasbrook. “We want to engage these professionals in discussions in Phoenix and in the months and years beyond so that innovation will lead the way to cost-effective, permanent solutions to difficult residential fire safety issues.”

Source: City of Phoenix

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