Shane Ray

Protecting What Matters Most: Why #FireSprinklers are a Building Safety Essential 🏠🔥 May is #BuildingSafetyMonth, and this year's theme focuses on creating a "Built to Last" future. When it comes to making your home or business truly resilient, few things are as impactful as a fire sprinkler system. Did you know? Speed is Key: Fire sprinklers can respond to a fire in seconds, often controlling or even extinguishing it before the fire department arrives. ⏱️ Life-Saving Protection: Sprinklers significantly increase the chances of everyone escaping safely during a fire emergency. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Property Defense: They minimize water damage by targeting only the area where the fire is located, unlike high-pressure fire hoses. 💧 Insurance Benefits: Many insurance providers offer discounts for buildings equipped with fire sprinkler systems. 💰 This month, let's prioritize #firesafety by learning more about how fire sprinklers and modern building codes protect our communities. @IntlCodeCouncil Learn more about Building Safety Month and how you can get involved: iccsafe.org/advocacy/build…

@MilFireDept responded ACROSS THE STREET from ST16 (10221 W Fond du Lac) at 2:58 this AM for a well-advanced apartment fire - 6 people rescued via ladder w/ 2 adults/3 children taken to area hospitals for injuries. NO SPRINKLERS! @NFSAorg

#WinterGardenFL-#FireSprinkler System Contains Apt Complex #Fire. #Firefighters finish the job. All safe! #fastestwater+firefighters=unbeatable team! bit.ly/48k1bTR

#ULResearchInstitutes Celebrates Opening of its First Immersive Classroom, which includes a #firesprinkler prop that was created in partnership with NFSA to help students understand how fire sprinklers work. @ULXplorlabs bit.ly/4lMePVf

On March 15 from 7-8:30 PM ET, I’ll be hosting a free live gathering called Gradually Then Suddenly. I’ll be Zooming from @Ebenezers Coffeehouse on its 20th birthday! Regardless the dream, you’ll walk away with an answer to the question: what next? experience.gracecorner.com/graduallythens…

The Blue Card Big Box Workshop is coming to Snohomish County, Washington! Hosted by the North County Fire Authority, this two-day workshop will take place May 4 & 5, 2026 and focuses on command competence with fire protection systems with Shane Ray and command strategies for large-area, high-risk occupancies like big box stores, warehouses, and commercial complexes. Seats are limited—secure yours today. 👉 Claim your seat: bluecardtraining.com/events.aspx @NFSAorg

Don't Miss This! #FDIC2026 Modern #Fires, Modern #FireProtection 4/20-4/25 Indianapolis, IN @chiefrays @FDICevent bit.ly/3MYdiyq

Join us @FDICevent where will burn and flow at our member #PeerlessPump with #HoseMonster. Thank you the @NFSAorg IN Chapter and Chief Rhodes @smokedaddy5 for the support. Thanks @thop264 and @chiefbiggs33 for all the efforts.

I made it almost a month with the @SouthwestAir changes & understood the transition. that all changed yesterday with a new plane and a regular seat for me while 5 out of 6 passengers in the exit row would not even partially meet @FAANews regs. The process has to change for safety

1 Firefighter suffered minor burn injuries during the rescues; we are grateful recovery will be swift. @WISN12News' @mattsmith_news & @GerronJordan discuss the state laws preventing the mandating of sprinklers on existing buildings on today's Upfront - unreal timing.

At 5:30am today, @MilFireDept responded to fire in a multi-family dwelling, this one in the 6600 block of N 77th. 8 civilians rescued (including 2 infants), 7 via ladders and 1 interior; 2 additional with broken legs from jumping. NO SPRINKLERS.

#MasonCityIA:One #FireSprinkler Extinguishes #Fire in High-Rise Senior Apts #Firefighters evacuated residents to main flr lobby & discovered a smoldering trash dumpster on the first floor. Fortunately, a fire sprinkler had already extinguished the flames. bit.ly/4qXpGxK

Proud to take part in #FrontlineLeadership "Lessons Learned from a Mega-Warehouse Fire in Plainfield, IN. 270 participated in this great educational event.

“WHEN THE SKY TURNED BLACK” - The Mega Warehouse Walmart Fire Documentary w/ related Training Resources firefighterclosecalls.com/when-the-sky-t… @NFFF_News @IAFFofficial @IAFC_SHS @PlainfieldFire1 @NFSAorg #mega #bigbox #firefighter

Florida — we’ve got a Big Box Workshop for YOU. 📍 Ocala, FL 🗓️ March 12–13 Opportunities to attend a Blue Card Big Box Workshop are limited — and seats are moving fast. If you want hands-on, command-focused training for large-area, high-risk occupancies, this is your shot. Two days. Real scenarios. Standardized command. No theory-only classrooms — this is practical application for the hazard zone. Don’t wait until it’s full. 👉 Secure your seat now: bluecardtraining.com/events.aspx #BlueCard #BigBoxWorkshop #IncidentCommand #FireServiceTraining #FloridaFirefighters

#TroyOH City Council approves loan program to assist downtown property owners w/ install or upgrade of #firesprinkler systems. The program is designed to reduce financial barriers to purchasing and renovating historic downtown buildings. Protecting history w/#fastestwater bit.ly/45uxgXL

🚨 NEW on the B Shifter Podcast 🚨 This episode features NFPA 1700 Committee Members George Healy, Murrey Loflin, Dan Madrzykowski, and Chris Stewart. We take a dive into the 2026 update of NFPA 1700, focusing on search, lithium-ion hazards, and establishing a cleaner, more consistent command language for strategy and size-up. This is where research meets real-world fireground experience—sharpening decisions, reducing confusion, and turning evidence into safer, faster operations. 🎙️ In this episode: • The evolution of NFPA 1700—and why it matters now • What changed in the 2026 update (Chapters 7, 9, 12 & 13) • Lithium-ion battery fires and contamination control • Exterior fire control and clarified strategy • Search & rescue data shaping victim removal • Making size-up specific, actionable, and teachable • NFPA 1700 as the emerging standard of care & legal context • Training, decon, and culture change for safer ops • Future challenges in commercial fires & large buildings • How policy, research, and command connect on the fireground 🎧 Listen now at bshifter.com/podcasts/nfpa-…

Overwhelming public support for union apprenticeships confirms what UA members already know: our training sets the standard and leads directly to long-term union careers in essential industries.

#TEXAS #FireProtection Pros-Don't miss this invaluable training!

SWISS CLUB FIRE: History Ignored & Repeated firefighterclosecalls.com/swiss-resort-f…