May 26, 2008

Home Fire Sprinkler System Demonstration Emphasizes Added Fire Safety

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  BY DAVE GATHMAN – The Courier News HAMPSHIRE — As about 20 business people looked on, a man with a lighter set fire to two living rooms. It was a demonstration of what a difference home sprinkling systems can [...]

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May 26, 2008

Atlanta, GA Old Hotel Reborn From The Ashes

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  By KEITH WHITNEY – WXIA11 A tragic landmark in downtown Atlanta has been brought back to life with stunning success. The old Winecoff Hotel, site of the nation’s deadliest hotel fire, 61 years ago, has been reborn as the [...]

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May 25, 2008

Columbia, SC Fire at Three Rivers Apartment

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  COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – One man involved in last night’s fire at Three Rivers Apartments was just about to move out. William Orris and his wife were in the process of moving out when the fire began. According to [...]

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May 24, 2008

Las Vegas, NV Agencies Taking Second Look at Faulty Plumbing Complaint on Fire System

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  By JOAN WHITELY – Las Vegas Review-Journal The Meridian Luxury Suites bills itself as a “refined getaway in the heart of the bustling Las Vegas Strip.” But for all the luxury, one of the Meridian’s five-story buildings has gone [...]

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May 24, 2008

Alberta House Prices May Rise to Meet Fire Code Changes

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  Jason Markusoff – Calgary Herald EDMONTON – Some new Alberta fire-safety rules would have helped reduce the wide-scale damage of a blaze that devoured dozens of townhouse duplexes in south Edmonton last year, Edmonton Fire Chief Randy Wolsey said [...]

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May 24, 2008

Shelter Builders Learned Their Fire Sprinkler Lesson the Hard Way

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  BY KURT MOORE – The Marion Star MARION – The Marion (Homeless) Shelter Program continues to seek donations as it works toward complying with a state order to install a fire sprinkler system. The Ohio Board of Building Appeals [...]

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May 23, 2008

Saddle River, NJ Promotes Strobes and Fire Sprinklers for Fire Safety

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  BY EVONNE COUTROS – The Record SADDLE RIVER — Borough officials would like to see sprinkler systems and strobe warning lights become standard features in new or renovated homes in town. Strobe lights could provide a lifesaving warning if [...]

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May 23, 2008

Housing Slowdown Worries Builders

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  By BRENDAN WEDLEY – Peterborough Examiner The housing construction market is slowing along with the economy but home builders remain optimistic about the future, the president of the provincial association of home builders says. Mark Basciano, the Ontario Home [...]

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May 22, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Journey Through Time

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  I find it fascinating that the greatest innovation in fire protection was invented well over 100 years ago. Sure, there have been advancements over the years in fire sprinkler design and materials, but the basic technology that makes fire [...]

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May 21, 2008

Douglas County, NV Commissioners Give the OK to Home Fire Sprinkler Ordinance

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  Adam Jensen – Tahoe Daily Tribune Douglas County commissioners last Thursday approved an ordinance requiring automatic fire-sprinkler systems in some homes within the Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District. The ordinance exempts new structures less than 3,600 square feet from having [...]

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