inklers but is also a burn survivor herself.
A Survivor Early On Acton’s life was affected by a burn injury early in life. At age 18 while working a summer job before starting college, she suffered an electrical burn injury when the mast of a sailboat hit a high-tension wire. Acton’s co-worker was killed, and her injury left her in the hospital for two-and-a-half months.
During Acton’s time as a burn nurse, she treated many patients who were burned in buildings that were not up-to-code.
Acton loves interacting with Phoenix World Burn Congress attendees each year.
In 1988, Acton was named the executive director of the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Since joining the Phoenix Society, Acton and dedicated staff and volunteers have developed and expanded several national programs that have significantly increased access to long-term recovery resources for those in the burn community.
Founded by a Survivor for Survivors Founded in 1977, the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors is the leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering anyone affected by a burn injury. The Phoenix Society was founded by Alan Breslau, who was extensively burned in the crash of a commercial airliner in 1963. Following a visit to a young boy in a burn center, Breslau realized the importance of peer support for those with burn injuries and was inspired to establish one of the first burn support organizations in the United States. After many years of working with burn survivors, he officially incorporated the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors in 1977.
Acton has helped to refine the organization’s mission and has built strong partnerships to expand the reach of the organization’s programs. She has also had a long-term passion for burn prevention and helped to build a thriving advocacy program to add the survivors’ voice to national burn prevention and quality care issues.
Acton joins burn survivors in South Korea for their first awareness walk.
Phoenix Society has a variety of different programs throughout the country that assist burn survivors in every stage of recovery. The Phoenix SOAR (Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery) program provides peer support for burn survivors, ensuring no one recovers alone. The Society is developing an online community to offer education, connection, and resources to support survivors and family members all over the world. And throughout the year, the Society also provides community members with fundraising tools to help them encourage others to support Phoenix Society and raise awareness of the burn community’s needs.
Making a Difference In addition to their burn survivor advocacy and related projects, Acton, Society staff, and volunteers work on other fire-prevention efforts. The organization helped to pass fire-safe cigarette legislation and used survivors’ voices as a powerful advocacy tool. The lessons learned then assisted in the aftermath of the devastating Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island in 2003.
Acton speaks at the 15th anniversary of the Station nightclub fire.
“Weeks after the incident, our team testified at a special hearing held by NFPA, and we shared our recommendations about what could be implemented to ensure something of this magnitude never happens again,” Acton notes. “We also touched on the long-term impact of burn injuries, and the decades-long recovery that many experience.
The Society worked with its industry partners, and those in the fire sprinkler business, to expand Phoenix Society’s involvement in advocacy. Staff and volunteers were at the International Code Council (ICC) meeting to speak about, and vote in favor of, adding fire sprinklers to the International Residential Code (IRC) in both Minneapolis and Baltimore. “We were successful in adding the powerful survivor perspective to the life-safety teams, who work every day to make all of us safer,” Acton says.
Acton notes that they have remained involved in fire sprinkler advocacy all these years later and will continue the fight as they move forward. In addition to individual presentations, the Society has developed an advocacy training program that empowers burn survivors to unite behind one message and use their unique stories to bring about real change.
Phoenix Society has also run several social media campaigns during the annual Fire Prevention Week, with a strong focus on fire sprinklers, and has worked with NFPA to identify survivors and help them share their stories through the “Faces of Fire” video series and the Survivors Podcast.
Survivor voices such as Rob Feeney’s, who survived the Station nightclub fire, have made a difference. The Phoenix Society provided training for Feeney to be an advocate for the Society and fire sprinklers. He has made presentations to many different groups over the years. Feeney worked with Society and other fire-prevention organizations to advocate on behalf of the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act. He spoke to the Chattanooga, Tennessee City Council when they were considering a requirement to install fire sprinklers in night clubs. His powerful testimony about his experience and the death of his fiancé and two friends in The Station fire made such an impression that the measure passed by one vote—one member who was impacted by Feeney’s powerful testimony. Following the hearing, the Mayor of Chattanooga personally thanked Feeney for helping him protect the people in his city.
The Phoenix Society has been close partners with NFPA for over 20 years, and Acton serves as first vice president of the NFPA board of directors. She also serves on the board of directors for the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) and has served on numerous American Burn Association (ABA) committees. In 2002, Acton was awarded the ABA Burn Prevention Award for her work promoting the survivor’s involvement in state-based, fire-safe cigarette legislation which was adopted in every state. In 2013, the ABA honored her again with its Curtis P. Artz Distinguished Service Award honoring her for her outstanding contributions in the burn care field. She also received West Michigan Women’s award for “Social Change Agent” and is a proud member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Personal Time In her free time, Acton loves spending time with her two children, and she also loves the great outdoors and cuddling up with a great book.
Fire Sprinkler Advocate Award AFSA’s Fire Sprinkler Advocate of the Year award, was created to honor individuals not directly involved in the fire sprinkler industry whose efforts have had national impact in advancing life safety and property protection through the use of automatic sprinklers. Each year, AFSA’s Legislative Committee selects a recipient from a pool of nominations. Their nomination is approved by the AFSA Board of Directors. Darren Palmieri, residential category manager for Viking Corp., nominated Acton for the award.
Acton will be presented with AFSA’s Fire Sprinkler Advocate of the Year award during the general session at AFSA38: Convention, Exhibition & Apprentice Competition on Thursday, October 3 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. To learn more about the schedule of events and register for AFSA38 visit http://www. firesprinkler.org/ AFSA38.
Inspiring Others to Action Acton notes that a steady impact has already been made on the fire problem in the United States, citing published numbers from NFPA: 5,712 fire deaths per year during 1981-1985 versus 3,082 fire deaths per year during 2012-2016. But she says the work is far from done.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Society depends heavily on the support of those within and outside of the industry, both in monetary donations and in volunteering. Those who are interested in getting involved with Phoenix Society can visit phoenix-society.org/get-involved. To donate, visit phoenix-society.org/donate. Do you know someone who should be nominated for AFSA’s Fire Sprinkler Advocate of the Year award? If so, nominate them today! AFSA is proud to announce that nominations for this award and other association awards can be done online at http://www.firesprinkler.org/ awards. The deadline is March 31 annually for consideration.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: D’Arcy Montalvo is the editor of Sprinkler Age magazine and the public relations manager for the American Fire Sprinkler Association.
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