Cox Fire Blog

Cox Fire Foam Test

The above video is of a foam test for performed at MacDill Air Force Base. The system is a combination closed-head wet pipe sprinkler system and a high expansion foam system. The foam system is being discharged through the five foam generators over 35’ in the air. The ladder shown in the video is to help determine the height of the foam. Each rung of the ladder is 12”. Per NFPA 409, high expansion foam systems are designed to discharge an expanded mass of foam bubbles over the protected area to a depth of at least 3’ within 60 seconds and flow for a minimum of 12 minutes.

Company News | Author: Ron Cox

ABC’s Apprenticeship Graduates

Cox Fire Protection was proud to recognize Beau Ledoux and Matt Taylor as graduates from ABC’s Apprenticeship Program on May 25. Both Beau and Matt are now Journeymen for Cox Fire, and we appreciate the dedication and commitment both of these men have demonstrated over the past four years.

Company News, Photos | Author: Ron Cox

Mischke Fire Video

A short film capturing the story of the Mischke’s. After a fire ravished their house and all of their belonging, the community came together to offer hope and a new start.

Company News | Author: Ron Cox

Beau Ledoux’s 4th year Apprenticeship Training

Beau Ledoux is completing his 4^th year in ABC’s Apprenticeship Training. Because of the fact that Beau finished his 4^th year in the top 5 in his class, he was given the opportunity to compete in ABC’s 2012 Apprenticeship Competition. Beau scored well on the written portion and produced a nearly perfect product on the practical portion of the competition Wednesday evening in front of a large crowd of supporters and onlookers. Cox is very proud to have been represented by Beau!

Company News | Author: Ron Cox

Bloomingdale High School

The holiday season is typically a time for family and family and pondering all the blessings that are ours. And fire sprinklers are not typically among the things that most people take time to count as “blessings.” However, if not for the fire sprinkler system at Bloomingdale High School, that community would quite possibly be mourning the loss of the beautiful building currently undergoing renovation.

Around 9 a.m. on Christmas morning a small fire started in the school’s media center, apparently caused by faulty wiring in a security light. After the light’s supports were burned through, the light crashed to fabric chairs below it. The chairs caught fire and just as catastrophe seemed imminent, the fire sprinklers discharged and the fire was contained. Though there was some water damage within the Media Center, no classrooms were touched by the fire, and classes resumed on schedule in Hillsborough County. This system is maintained and serviced by Cox Fire Protection, who is also participating in the major renovation of Bloomingdale High School with Allstate.

Ironically, just the week before, firefighters in Ponte Vedre Beach, Florida responded to an emergency call at 2:45 a.m. from Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass. Upon entering the building, SJCFR spokesman Jeremy Robshaw indicated that the firefighters entered a banquet storage room which had water and smoke coming from under the door. A fire apparently started in a laundry bin, and inside, they found that the sprinkler system activated and heavy smoke, but no fire. Again, the facility experienced some water damage, but the lovely Country Club stands intact, and largely untouched by the fire. This system was designed and installed by Evans Fire Protection, Cox Fire’s Jacksonville Branch, with Clark Construction, based in Tampa.

Company News | Author: Ron Cox