Jun 03, 2008

Fire Prevention Week 2008

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Your home should be a safe haven. But do you regularly check for home fire hazards? If not, there is the potential for danger. Fire departments responded to nearly 400,000 home fires in 2006. That’s why the theme of Fire [...]

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Jun 03, 2008

Home Fire Safety – Consumer Bulletin Released

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After much anticipation, the Home Fire Safety – Consumer Bulletin, written by fire protection industry executive, Ryan J. Smith, is now released and ready for download at Residential Fire Sprinklers .com. This report takes a unique approach to educating the [...]

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Jun 02, 2008

Top 5 Reasons to Build Green with Fire Sprinklers

by Gary D. Turner

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The first automatic fire sprinkler system was patented by Philip W. Pratt of Abington, MA, in 1872, although Henry S. Parmalee of New Haven, Connecticut is considered the inventor of the first practical automatic sprinkler head. Parmalee improved upon the [...]

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Jun 01, 2008

Petaluma, CA Fire Sprinklers in Place Using Sprinkler Grant Program

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By COREY YOUNG – Petaluma Argus Courier There won’t be any burning books on Kentucky Street if the new fire sprinklers at Copperfield’s work as expected — not that anyone wants to see them in action. Just a few doors [...]

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Jun 01, 2008

Palo Alto, CA to Re-ignite Foothills Fire Prevention Plan

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by Sue Dremann – Palo Alto Online With the Summit Fire near Santa Cruz still a smoldering reminder, Palo Alto Fire Chief Nick Marinaro Wednesday told residents a fire disaster in the Palo Alto foothills is a matter of not [...]

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May 30, 2008

South Carolina Senate Agrees to Fire Sprinkler System Installation Tax Break

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By Tim Smith – Greenville News, SC COLUMBIA — The Senate today gave key approval to a bill that would give tax credits to those installing fire sprinkler systems. Senators voted to give the bill final approval, and it now [...]

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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 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

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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