Tag: lightning protection system
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Virginia’s Leader in Lightning Protection Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Community Event to Support Landmark Fire Prevention Week Campaign
RICHMOND, Va. — Two champions of fire prevention and safety are celebrating anniversary milestones this October. Loehr Lightning Protection Co., Virginia’s leader in lightning protection system (LPS) services since 1947, is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA) to support the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW) and celebrate its own 75th…
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Taking it Down to Earth: Debunking Myths about Lightning Protection
CUMBERLAND, Maine — Old and new myths about lightning protection continue to circulate through the internet and unsafe lightning protection products still manage to find their way into construction job specifications in many parts of the U.S. To help safeguard properties from a leading weather threat, the National Lightning Safety Council (NLSC) is stressing the…
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Assessing Lightning’s Potential for Catastrophic Risk is Key for Building Lightning Safe Communities
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Those familiar with New York’s “Darkest Hours” likely remember the mayhem of the city’s July 13, 1977 blackout. But few may be able to recall it was lightning (three sequential strikes), which caused the catastrophic event that shut down one of the world’s largest cities in a matter of minutes, says…