All media inquiries should be directed to Vickie Pritchett via email or phone (615-533-0305).
Media Advisories
New Fire Sprinkler Tax Incentive for Small Business Owners to Retrofit Buildings
Will Be Announced At Station Memorial 15 Years after Tragic Fire.
February 20, 2018, 2:00 pm ET, The Station Fire Memorial, West Warwick, RI.
Other Media
Common Voices Fact Sheet
Download a PDF fact sheet about Common Voices, including its mission, vision, information about how the organization was founded, and the organization’s support of the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act.
Fire Safety Facts & Tips
Download a PDF of Fire Safety Facts & Tips, fire safety facts, fire sprinkler facts and tips for community education and outreach.
Advocate Biographies
Download a PDF containing the Common Voices Advocates’ biographies, which include their individual stories and fire safety advocacy efforts. Advocates include Amy Acton, Bonnie Woodruff, Donna Henson, Gail Minger, Jeff & Tina Jordan, Justina Page, Pam Elliott, Rob Feeney, Sher Grogg, and Vina Drennan.
News Releases
News releases are available in downloadable format as either Word or PDF documents. Below are the most recent news releases:
Flash Max, the Fire Safety Superhero, Joins the #DoItForDon Holiday Fire Safety Campaign (Download PDF) (Download Word DOC)
November 19, 2018 – Christmas trees start more than 200 fires every year and one in every 31 results in death. Many people don’t know the important safety tips, but since Sher Grogg tragically lost 6 members of her family, including her brother, Don, his wife and their 4 grandchildren in a fire caused by an overly dry Christmas tree, she has made it her mission to help other families celebrate their holidays safely.
Fire Safety Advocates Share Their Stories of Fire on Common Voices’ New Website (Download PDF)
June 19, 2017 – Common Voices, an advocates’ coalition determined to create a fire safe America, announces the launch of its newly redesigned website, www.FireAdvocates.org. It provides resources and information to assist fire departments and fire safety advocates with their fire prevention messages and fire safety lobbying efforts. The website features a renewed focus on the stories and experiences of the Common Voices’ advocates who have been affected by fire, whether as burn survivors themselves or through the loss of loved ones.
Common Voices, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors Champion Fire Sprinklers After New Year’s Day Fires in MA (Download PDF)
January 6, 2017 – On New Year’s Day morning two apartment fires raged in Massachusetts. Fire ripped through a Holyoke apartment building claiming the lives of three residents and displaced over 50 others. Fire also quickly raced through a Lynn apartment building displacing over 65 residents, many barely escaping. Both of these incidents also placed hundreds of firefighters at risk.
Call to Action for Holiday Safety Following Tragic Maryland Fire (Download PDF)
November 22, 2016 – Common Voices is working to promote and share information from the Coalition’s newest advocate, Sher Grogg during the 2016 Holiday season. The Advocates’ Coalition is kicking off a holiday safety campaign titled “Do it For Don” – the campaign bears the name of Grogg’s brother Don.
Call To Action After Six-Year-Old Dies In Plainfield (Download PDF)
September 26, 2016 – Common Voices is working to provide education regarding modern fire and the threat it poses following last week’s fire in Plainfield, CT that claimed that life of a six-‐year-‐old girl and left her mother fighting for life.
Video
Burning Room B-roll Side X Side With Timecode
B-roll footage available: includes scenes from a living room fire with and without a fire sprinkler and post fire footage of damage. Download below by right clicking or Control click to save the file. Video Source: Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition.
Download Burning Room B-roll Side X Side with Timecode 183 MB
Burning Room B-roll Without Timecode
B-roll footage available: includes scenes from a living room fire with and without a fire sprinkler and post fire footage of damage. To request a copy of the B-roll, please contact us at 1-877-550-4372 or download below by right clicking or Control click to save the file.
Download Burning Room B-roll Without Timecode 483 MB
B-roll footage available includes:
- Scenes from a living room fire with and without a fire sprinkler
- Footage of firefighters fighting fire in living room not protected with fire sprinkler
- Post-fire footage of damage.
Download below by right clicking or Control click to save the file: