Affiliations
Recognized Industry Experts
Paxson Lightning Rods is proud to be members of these nationally recognized organizations.
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
A global, independent, safety science company offering innovative safety solutions from the public adoption of electricity to new breakthroughs in sustainability, renewable energy, and nanotechnology. UL helps safeguard people, products, and places. UL certifies, validates, tests, inspects, audits, advises, and trains.
Lightning Safety Alliance
The Lightning Safety Alliance (LSA) is a non-profit organization of lightning protection manufacturers, distributors, installers and others invested in lightning protection. Its mission is to provide a comprehensive and focused evaluation and response to legislative, administrative and regulatory issues that challenge the lightning protection industry. The LSA provides informational resources for its members.
Lightning Protection Institute
The Lightning Protection Institute (LPI) is a not-for-profit, nationwide group that promotes lightning safety, protection, and education. Its goal is to ensure that lightning protection systems offer quality in design, materials, and installation. It promotes the National Safety Standards of NFPA 780 and UL96A and it advances quality control and assurance through third-party inspection.
United Lightning Protection Assoc.
The ULPA is an association of lightning protection manufacturers, engineers, contractors, and technicians committed to lightning protection by the promotion of the nationally recognized safety standards of the Lightning Protection Institute (LPI), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
Links of Interest
The links below explore the topic of lightning & lightning safety in further detail.
The Weather
National / local weather forecast & weather radar
Weather.gov
The Weather Channel
Lightning Strikes Map
US Severe Weather Alert Maps
Get Weather Alerts on Your Phone
Lightnings Damaging Power
noaa.gov
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA’s National Weather Service
Lightning News from NOAA
When Lightning Strikes
Lightning detection: From ground to sky
Lightning Facts for Kids
The science of lightning explained for children
National Geographic Kids
Learn Bright
Wheather Wiz Kids
Fun Kids Live
Lightning Maps
Track lightning across the globe in real time
Real Time Lightning Map
Lightning Tracker / Google Play Store
Lightning Tracker / Apple Store
