Jul 26, 2010

Connecticut House Fire Kills Two Firefighters

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Officials say two firefighters died while battling a house fire in Connecticut. Bridgeport Deputy Fire Chief Robert Petrucelli says the two men were found unconscious Saturday on the top floor of the three-story house after they sent out mayday calls. [...]

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May 25, 2009

Should We Promote Sprinkling Habitat Homes?

by Paul L. Dove

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This was an interesting question that I asked myself before the inclusion of the residential sprinkler requirements in the last remaining model code to accept them for one and two family homes and townhouses. During the period in time where [...]

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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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Jul 02, 2008

Firefighter and Resident Injured in Bartlett, IL Blaze

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Courier News BARTLETT — A firefighter and a resident were injured Thursday night after a fire started on a propane grill during a cookout on a backyard deck. Flames spread to the building and caused an estimated $300,000 damage to [...]

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Jun 18, 2008

1 Year Ago 9 Firefighters Died in South Carolina Fire

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By BRUCE SMITH – The State CHARLESTON — Mike Mulkey still expects to see his grown son walk through the back door of his home each evening, still listens for the footsteps of the man who lived to fight fires [...]

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Jun 11, 2008

Prevention Still Best Way to Fight Fires

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By Joan Oliver – Northwest Herald Fire safety is a lot like insurance: You don’t think about it until you need it. That is, until something bad happens. Last week in Harvard, 27 people were displaced when two apartment buildings [...]

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Jun 10, 2008

Tennessee Council Contemplating Exemption to Fire Sprinkler Requirements

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WPLN News The Metro Council will soon take up a bill to exempt small group homes from having to install sprinkler systems. The requirement was added when the Council adopted updated fire codes last year. This was after 16 individuals [...]

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Jun 08, 2008

Peabody, MA Fast Moving Blaze Acted ‘like a blow torch’ says Fire Chief

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By Bruno Matarazzo Jr. – The Salem News PEABODY — Within minutes of sparking, fire engulfed one building of a large apartment complex off Dearborn Road yesterday, destroyed the building within hours and displaced approximately 700 residents in the complex. [...]

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May 31, 2008

Belvidere, IL Fire Sprinkler Debate

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By Max Seigle When a house goes up in flames like this one, firefighters race to the call with their hoses. But there’s another sort of hose that Belvidere could make a permanent fixture at home. “Most of the time [...]

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