Oct 24, 2008

Anne Arundel, MD – Council Bill to Require Fire Sprinklers in All New Homes

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By ERIN COX – HometownAnnapolis.com In the wake of a deadly fire last week, Council Chairman Cathy Vitale has revived her plan to mandate a sprinkler system for every new home. Ms. Vitale, R-Severna Park, introduced a bill Monday night [...]

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Oct 20, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Favored in Building Codes

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By Lew Sichelman – Los Angeles Times Six people were in the St. Michaels, Md., house when the smoke alarm went off two summers ago. The sound woke one, who was a light sleeper, according to news reports. And she [...]

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Sep 17, 2008

Reconstruction of Conshohocken Apartments Will Have Fire Sprinklers

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By CARL ROTENBERG – Norristown Times Herald The reconstruction of two apartment buildings in Conshohocken destroyed by the eight-alarm fire in August will include sprinkler systems in attic areas that are not currently required by state construction codes. Brian O’Neill, [...]

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Aug 20, 2008

Boy Sets Apartment Fire in Tampa, FL

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Daily Comet Officials say a 4-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter set fire to a bedroom in a Tampa apartment. No one was injured. Firefighters responded, but a sprinkler had already controlled the blaze. The Tampa Fire Marshal’s Office [...]

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Aug 20, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Systems Handle Two Fires in Rochester, MN

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Post-Bulletin Two fires in Rochester were limited when sprinkler systems were able to contain flames until firefighters arrived. The first incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. Monday at 2076 11th Ave. S.E., Unit A. A pot left cooking on a stove [...]

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Aug 12, 2008

Put Fire Sprinklers in Every Housing Unit

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By Lloyd Alter – Treehugger.com Not just because of safety; Fire Marshals have been demanding that for years. It is probably necessary if we want to build healthy as well as safe houses. Perhaps if houses had sprinklers, then manufacturers [...]

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Aug 11, 2008

Advocating Home Fire Protection – A Fire Marshal’s Reasoning

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This is the second time in my life that I have written a letter for news publication. In 1986 while working for the State Fire Marshal in Florida, I was compelled to write a letter about a tragic fire that [...]

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Aug 10, 2008

Fireproofing a Dream Home – Napa Valley, CA

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By SASHA PAULSEN – Napa Valley Register When we met for the second time to survey the progress of the house David Horobin is building in the Montecito area of Napa, the sky was murky with smoke from wildfires burning [...]

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Aug 08, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Tax Credit Eligibility Narrows in St. Mary’s County, MD

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By Jenna Johnson – Washington Post When the St. Mary’s County commissioners voted unanimously in November to require sprinkler systems in most new single-family houses and duplexes that use public water, they promised to create a tax relief measure to [...]

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Aug 02, 2008

International Building Code – Ridgway, CO Considers Adopting

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By Kate Kellogg – Telluride Watch RIDGWAY – Builders, designers and architects working in Ridgway may soon be subject to a newer set of building codes than those used in the rest of Ouray County. If the Ridgway Town Council [...]

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