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Kyle,
Definitely, from the beginning, get the local fire marshal from your building involved. From my experience, they do not appreciate being surprised, and they do appreciate being involved.
Get best practices from other institutions, write up what you think your own process and procedures should be...not only for during the combustion demo, but also for the storage, control, and access to flammable substances when not in use. Then I would share/show the combustion demos and procedures to the fire marshal.
Proper presenter techniques and a fire safety talk for each show are a must. There are lots of 'how not to' combustion videos on youtube, so make sure you have the right staff working on this. Good luck.
--Jeff--
Jeff Rosenblatt
Director, Science City & Gottlieb Planetarium
Kansas City's Science Center
Union Station Kansas City, Inc.
30 W. Pershing Rd. Suite 400
Kansas City, MO 64108
Office: 816-460-2218
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Start with city fire codes.
C
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On May 22, 2013, at 11:58 AM, Kyle Sater <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hey all,
>
> I have a quick question regarding using fire (contained flame) in a
> education demo on a museum floor. Does your institution have
> guidelines or protocols that dictate if, when, and where you can use
> fire as part of a program? If so, how strict are those guidelines and
> how did your museum decide what was acceptable and what was a danger
> to staff and visitors? And what sort of legal/operational hurdles did you face to get that point?
>
> Any insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Please feel free to respond offline to my office email below. Thanks!
>
> --
> Kyle N. Sater
> Senior Educator, Public Program Development Adler Planetarium Chicago,
> IL
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