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Awards & Recognition |
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Click to download the Awards
and Recognition .pdf for the PEARL-Permanent Escape And Rescue
Ladder. |
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PEARL in the News |
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05/31/2008 |
DIY Network, Cool Tools
Homeowners throughout the country will got to see PEARL live and in action when it was featured on DIY’s hot new program Cool Tools. Filmed at the International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Florida, Cool Tools host, Chris Grundy, is playing it safe with tools designed to prevent injury like the PEARL escape ladder. Also on This Cool Tools Segment: http://www.hulu.com/watch/31589/cool-tools-safety |
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04/15/2008 |
HouseSmarts TV (Under Segments, search for safety makeover)
Give your home a safety makeover. Michael Ayala looks at some simple and sophisticated devices that will help protect you and your family. |
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03/2008 |
Window and Door Magazine
Windows Plus, LLC puts safety first and differentiates themselves from the competition by being the first window replacement retailer in the U.S. to offer the PEARL permanent escape ladder to their customers in Northern Virginia. |
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03/10/2008 |
http://www.residentialarchitect.com and http://www.customhomeonline.com
Ecohealth Homes will focus on producing environmentally friendly, healthy and safe homes |
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01/30/2008 |
Fire Safety in the News
PEARL is once again shown to be the safest fire escape system for upper floors. Students attend a fire safety seminar. |
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10/30/2007 |
WRAL–TV (CBS) Ocean Isle Fire in Raleigh, NC
Coverage in response to Ocean Isle fire tragedy and winter safety tips |
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10/23/2007 |
Cornerstone Custom Builders is first builder in Greater Cincinnati to offer PEARL
Cornerstone Custom Builders is first builder in Greater Cincinnati to offer PEARL (a Permanent Escape And Rescue Ladder) that can be permanently recessed into the interior wall space below upstairs bedroom windows. It's suitable for both two- and three-story homes. |
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10/20/2007 |
The Cincinnati Post
PEARL featured in the Home Section. |
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10/18/2007 |
Girl Scouts learn about fire safety, prevention
Girls from the Moccasin Bend Girl Scout Council took part Wednesday in the Great American Fire Drill to learn about fire safety and the importance of having a fire escape plan. |
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10/16/2007 |
PEARL on The Today Show
The Today Show featured PEARL in a fire safety segment hosted by the Home Safety Council. In the video they simulated a fire and showed how quickly it spreads. They reinforced the importance of having an escape ladder readily available. To illustrate the escape ladder options the Montgomery County Fire Department demonstrated the use of PEARL and a portable escape ladder |
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10/11/2007 |
The Times-Free Press
Area Girl Scouts learn about fire safety |
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10/11/2007 |
WDEF-TV (CBS) Chattanooga, TN
PEARL featured in segment on PEARL Protected’s Great American Fire Escape with Johnny Walker Construction |
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10/08/2007 |
The Great American Fire Escape with K.B. Homes
KXTV morning show, KCRA noon new cast, and KCRA evening news cast
PEARL featured in segment on PEARL Protected’s Great American Fire Escape with K.B. Homes. |
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11/20/2009 |
Akron family jumps to safety
That's all we had, a split second. In a split second, we knew we had to get out. We had no other choice. |
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07/15/2008 |
Two Men Killed in Brooklyn House Fire
house fire left at two men dead Sunday morning in Brooklyn. One of the men was in his 30s and the other was in his 50s, officials said. |
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07/09/2008 |
House fire forces man to leap to safety
The trapped man jumped 40 feet from his window before landing on a steep hill. He rolled down the slope, which helped soften his plunge to safety. The man was then taken to the hospital for a few broken bones. |
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04/28/2009 |
Conway officer saved 6-year-old
The McManus family had practiced what they would do in case of fire. But when smoke and flames came licking at their home early on the morning of Sept. 2, 2008, 6-year-old Emma was not at the pre-determined spot where Steve and Suzanne McManus and 8-year-old Christian had gathered. |
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04/28/2009 |
Woman dies in South Side blaze, 2 jump to safety
woman was killed when fire broke out in a three-story South Side apartment building this morning, but two other people were able to jump to safety, according to a witness and fire officials.
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04/21/2009 |
People Found Hanging From Burning Building
Emergency workers found residents dangling from the windows of a burning building in Milford early Sunday morning. |
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03/11/2009 |
Woman Killed in GA Fire; 3 Others Jump
One woman was killed in a house fire early Monday morning as three other family members jumped through a window to safety. |
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03/11/2009 |
FDNY pull mom and infant from burning Manhattan building
Authorities were trying to determine the cause of a fire that killed a woman and severely burned two other people Saturday at an apartment building in the city's West End. |
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02/28/2009 |
Woman killed; two seriously burned in West End St. Louis apartment fire
A terrified mom dangled her baby and nearly jumped from the fourth story of a burning midtown building early Friday, moments before firefighters plucked them from danger.
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02/28/2009 |
People Jump To Safety During Fire
Several people were taken to the hospital after jumping from their burning apartment building. |
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02/20/2009 |
Three men arraigned in Dearborn home invasion
Three men accused of holding two homeowners hostage at gunpoint in an intense standoff Tuesday were arraigned today on numerous charges. |
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02/20/2009 |
NY fire kills 4 in family as others jump to safety
An early-morning fire engulfed two apartments Thursday, killing a woman and three of her children, police said. Eight people jumped out of second-floor windows and survived. |
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02/18/2009 |
Video included: Man jumps out of burning home
Four siblings escaped from their west-side home Sunday afternoon before fire destroyed the dwelling. |
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02/18/2009 |
A Lesson in Fire Safety
Multi-family dwellings are popping up across the Ozarks and as they do, fire crews say there could be hidden danger. |
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02/18/2009 |
Family jumps from burning home
A Kalamazoo family had to jump for their lives when a fire broke out at their home. A mother, father, their 3-year-old and a toddler all escaped the home Tuesday night. |
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1/19/2009 |
Women, children jump from apartment balconies in SeaTac fire
Two women are at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with life-threatening injuries after jumping from their balconies during a fire Saturday night at a SeaTac apartment complex. |
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2/16/2009 |
Family escapes Rowland Street fire
Fire damages a Syracuse home and forces a young child to jump to safety. |
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1/09/2009 |
CPD: 2 Women Jump From Window To Escape Attack
A woman told officers she was stabbed by a neighbor Thursday and she and another woman had to jump to safety. |
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1/01/2009 |
Family forced to jump from 2nd story
Trapped by flames, a Valley family of five was forced to jump from their second-story apartment. |
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11/08/2008 |
Cause of Wayland fire remains unknown
According to the Wayland Fire Department, 4 people in the townhouse had to jump from the second floor to escape the smoke and flames |
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10/28/2008 |
Mother drops 2 children to safety from fire
Trapped by a fire engulfing their third-floor apartment, a mother dropped her two children to a neighbor before she was rescued by firefighters. |
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10/16/2008 |
Beaver Falls church destroyed
he gazed upon the row of three destroyed buildings and the burned-out shell of his
100-year-old Otterbein United Methodist Church on Beaver Falls' main street. |
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10/09/2008 |
2 Die in Riverdale Fire
An eyewitness told firefighters he heard the man screaming for help from the duplex’s second story window. Merkison said the witness kicked in the door and located the male victim passed out on the stairwell. |
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10/08/2008 |
Cause for Alarm
Will a smoke alarm wake up your childern? |
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10/08/2008 |
Actor Nick Nolte Hurt Fleeing Malibu House Fire
Actor Nick Nolte suffered a minor injury trying to escape a fire that caused $1.5 million dollars in damage to his Malibu home. |
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10/08/2008 |
One man had to jump from a 3rd floor window to escape fire
One person actually jumped out of a third story window. He sprained his ankle in the fall. Officers rescued everyone else from the burning building. |
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10/01/2008 |
Whitfield works to improve fire safety at colleges across the U.S.
On September 23, 2008 the House passed H.R. 642: The College Fire Prevention Act to establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program within the Department of Education. This Act is intended to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories, and for other purposes. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to colleges and universities, as well as eligible sororities and fraternities, to provide technologically advanced fire safety equipment in student housing units. |
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09/29/2008 |
Couple Jumps off Roof of Fiery Home
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09/26/2008 |
Residents to Jump to Safety
"Mom's in the hospital, fractured vertebrae and a messed-up right leg," he said, grateful her injuries were not more serious. "It's pretty sad to see your parents like that. They're basically going to have to start over now".
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09/17/2008 |
Couple leaps from roof to escape fire
A Cherokee County couple jumped from the roof of their home early Wednesday to escape a fast-spreading fire that engulfed the house, fire officials said.
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09/16/2008 |
Historic Home Up In Flames, 2 Jump To Safety
Former Phoenix Mayor, Jerry Greer, and his wife, Jennifer, were hospitalized with smoke inhalation and injuries from the jump to safety.
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09/11/2008 |
Woman Dead, Another Seriously Burned
According to Jefferson County Emergency Manager Glenn Morrison, a resident in the duplex was seriously burned and was transported to Pulaski, where a state police helicopter was standing by to airlift the victim to University Hospital in Syracuse.
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09/8/2008 |
College of Charleston students escaped fire by using an emergency ladder
In September 2006, several College of Charleston students narrowly escaped from their burning Spring Street home by using an emergency ladder to climb from an upstairs window.
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09/8/2008 |
Three Jump From Riverwest House Fire
A family is left without a home this Labor Day, after their apartment went up in flames Monday morning. It happened in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood. |
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08/25/2008 |
Albion fire caused by electrical failure, officials say |
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08/21/2008 |
Home involved in fatal fire had working detectors
The little girl was found in a second floor bedroom after the flames had been controlled. She was pronounced dead at the scene. |
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08/18/2008 |
Akron girl survives second home invasion in 10 years
AKRON -- An Akron teenager who was kidnapped as a young child has now survived her second encounter with gunmen looking for money.
The 14-year-old and her brother were attacked in their home by three gunmen. |
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07/10/2008 |
Fire Rips Through Multi-Unit Complex in Lowell
late night fire ripped through a multi-unit apartment building in Lowell last night. The blaze moved so fast, that at least one person had to jump to safety and neighbors are saying it started with an argument. FOX25's Keba Arnold has the story. |
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07/10/2008 |
Trapped by fire, mom throws son to safety
HAMPTON - An expectant mother cradling her 2-year-old son described how they faced imminent death after she was trapped by flames on the upper floor of her Hampton home with a 2-foot-wide window and a drop of more than 10 feet separating the family from safety |
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06/15/2008 |
Kids lowered to safety during fire
It was a harrowing rescue in a smoke filled apartment. A couple in southeast Houston lowered seven children out of danger and into the arms of safety, all with the brave help of neighbors. |
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