May 04, 2009

Fire Sprinklers To Be Required In New Residential Construction

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By Scott Simianer, City Building Inspector The City of Hot Springs is a governmental member of the International Code Council (ICC) and utilizes the building codes published by the ICC, as does the State of South Dakota and 47 other [...]

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Apr 25, 2009

Fire Sprinklers Become Mandatory In Santa Barbara, California

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By Eric Lindberg – The Daily Sound Fire sprinklers will be a mandatory requirement for any new buildings, additions and major remodels in Santa Barbara after leaders unanimously approved changes to the city’s fire code yesterday in an effort to [...]

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Feb 15, 2009

Home Fire Safety

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“Discover How You and Your Family Can Feel the Comfort of Continuous Fire Protection In Your Home…” Consider… – That the most effective and reliable fire protection system was invented over 100 years ago, yet your home most likely is [...]

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Feb 12, 2009

Arizona Bill HB2267 Would Bar Communities From Requiring Fire Sprinklers

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By Daniel Newhauser – Cronkite News Service Laura Gentile said she rests easier knowing that she, her husband and her 16-year-old daughter live under a ceiling sporting fire sprinklers. “I for sure feel safer with them,” she said from the [...]

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Jan 15, 2009

Shasta County, CA – Home Fire Sprinkler Ordinance Expected to Spark Controversy

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By Michael Woodward – AndersonValleyPost.com While most of the California state fire code is expected to be adopted at the county level without protest, Shasta County Fire Marshal Jim Diehl said that the sprinkler ordinance will get the most attention. [...]

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Jan 06, 2009

Anne Arundel, MD Passes Fire Sprinkler Requirement for New Homes

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By ERIN COX – HomeTownAnnapolis.com Fire sprinklers will soon be required in all new Anne Arundel homes after the County Council approved the mandate last night. Firefighters have lobbied for the across-the-board sprinkler rule for the better part of a [...]

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Dec 30, 2008

Choose a Safer Home

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Building a house? From floor plan to floor coverings, from cabinet design to counter tops, there seem to be endless choices to make when it comes to your new home. There is one choice that should be made, though, and [...]

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Nov 25, 2008

South Carolina Fire Sprinkler Tax Incentive Slow To Become Available

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By David Slade – The Post and Courier Months after the General Assembly approved new incentives for installing fire sprinkler systems, they remain unavailable because not one municipality or county has adopted the tax breaks. The incentives were meant to [...]

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Nov 19, 2008

National Residential Fire Sprinkler Summit Unites Advocacy Groups

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With the nation’s model building codes now requiring fire sprinkler systems in all new homes, representatives of 28 national and international organizations concerned with residential fire safety just held a National Residential Fire Sprinkler Summit to discuss opportunities for cooperative [...]

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Oct 31, 2008

North Carolina – Fire Sprinklers Might Become Mandatory In New Homes

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By Sonja Elmquist – Greensboro News-Record A firefighter for 17 years, Jim Robinson has seen fire’s effect on people’s lives over and over. “I’ve stood on someone’s front yard and I’ve handed someone their Bible out of their rubble pile,” [...]

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