Donation to Fire Science Technology Program at Joliet Junior College Arrives in Time for Fall Semester

ORLAND PARK, Ill., Sept. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Students in the Fire Science Technology program at Joliet Junior College (JJC) now will be able to see how a fire sprinkler system works thanks to the new arrival of a fire sprinkler valve display for the fall semester.

The valve donation was coordinated by the nonprofit Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) and involved a fire sprinkler valve donation from Tyco and the labor to install it on a display pedestal donated by Sprinkler Fitters Local 281.

"The vast majority of the students in our program are visual learners, so the actual physical presence of a functioning fire sprinkler valve that they can touch and see will be highly beneficial in the classroom. It's a big difference from the videos and photographs of valves that we showed in the past," says Duane Stonich, coordinator for JJC's Fire Science Technology program. "It's a neat, new learning aid that will complement our new facility that we have only been in since January."

NIFSAB Executive Director Tom Lia presented the donation at the JJC campus before the start of the fall semester.

"The valve will prove itself as a valuable learning tool for current and future students. It's important for them to be able to have equipment that they can actually handle and manipulate, rather than simply reading about it," notes Lia.

***Photography of fire sprinkler donation available at: www.firesprinklerassocnewsletters.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/joliet-junior-college-sprinkler-valve-2.png.
-Photo caption: Duane Stonich (left), coordinator for the Fire Science Technology program at JJC, accepts a fire sprinkler valve, which was a donation coordinated by Tom Lia (right), executive director of the nonprofit NIFSAB.

About the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB)
NIFSAB is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting progressive legislation, raising public awareness, and educating code officials and governmental policy makers by demonstrating the proven performance of fire sprinklers in saving both lives and property. For more info, visit www.firesprinklerassoc.org.

SOURCE Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board