Phoenix Society's Pam Elliott advocates for Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters

Burn survivor Pam Elliott speaking at the November 2014 Fire Sprinkler Initiative Summit While many states are expanding the requirements for Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs), North Carolina may stand pat with state requirements. On Tuesday, Pam Elliott, an advocate of the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, stepped up to the plate to deliver a powerful testimony to the North Carolina Building Code Council. “You’re talking about people’s lives and of course the most vulnerable in a fire are infants, children, the elderly and the physically and mentally disabled, so it is the job of a committee like this to...