Jacqueline R. Wilmot
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Jacqueline R. Wilmot is a licensed fire protection engineer and a research project manager with the Fire Protection Research Foundation.

Have you ever wondered how a fire-alarm system continues to function while being attacked by a fire?

How long do the cables need to function to warn occupants to egress safely and continue to report conditions to firefighters throughout an emergency? How much heat does it take before the wires are compromised and can no longer deliver…

Hampering sprinkler effectiveness

There’s a joke in the sprinkler and storage industries that you don’t design an early suppression fast response (ESFR) sprinkler system around a building – you design the building around the ESFR sprinkler system. The joke illustrates the importance of…