Oct 22, 2009

Study Shows Ease of Integrating Home Fire Sprinklers with Local Water Supply Systems

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Home fire sprinklers can be integrated with local water supply systems with ease according to a new study – Integration of Residential Sprinklers with Water Supply Systems (PDF, 842 KB) – released today by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). [...]

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Sep 25, 2009

Fire Sprinklers: Save Lives, Buildings and the Environment

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Fire sprinklers help to reduce the carbon footprint of properties through the entire cycle of construction. They reduce carbon dioxide emissions from fires, reduce the amount of burned or non-recyclable building materials going to landfills, save energy on rebuilding after [...]

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May 05, 2009

National Fire Service Speaks Out Against Anti-Sprinkler Bills

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Citing the fact that more than 90 percent of fireground firefighter deaths occur in one- and two-family homes, leading fire service organizations warned against state-by-state legislative efforts, orchestrated by homebuilders, which are designed to prohibit communities from requiring residential fire [...]

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May 03, 2009

Home Fires On The Rise in Massachusetts Despite Fire Safety Programs

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By Gal Tziperman Lotan – Taunton Daily Gazette It was a shock. But maybe it shouldn’t have been. Oudah Frawi and his two infant sons died last week when a fire gutted their basement apartment in Quincy. A month earlier, [...]

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Mar 20, 2009

Illinois Home Fire Sprinkler Opposition Bill Successfully Defeated

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QUINCY, Mass., March 19, 2009 – A statewide legislative threat that would have eliminated the ability of local communities to adopt or enforce requirements for home fire sprinklers has been defeated in Illinois. The Illinois bill died in recent days, [...]

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Dec 30, 2008

Choose a Safer Home

by Michael Cox

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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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Oct 08, 2008

Residential Structure and Buildings Fires Report Released by USFA

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The Department of Homeland Security’s United States Fire Administration (USFA) has issued a report today examining the causes and characteristics of fires occurring in residential structures and buildings. The report, Residential Structure and Building Fires, was developed by the National [...]

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Sep 16, 2008

Village of Park Forest, IL Amends Fire Code to Require Residential Fire Sprinklers

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eNews Park Forest The Village Board recently passed an amendment to the Fire Prevention Code lowering the square footage requirement for sprinkler protection in new commercial structures and mandates residential sprinklers in new single-family homes. The measure lowers the square [...]

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Sep 15, 2008

Fire Prevention Week: Home Hazard Inspection

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How many times have you left the house in the morning and wondered, “Did I turn off the stove?” With our busy lives, the safety of our homes and families are sometimes relegated to the back of our minds – [...]

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Sep 14, 2008

Residential Fire Sprinklers Cost and Insurance Discount Study Released

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A national perspective on the cost of installing residential fire sprinklers is examined in a new report Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment , released today by the Fire Protection Research Foundation, an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association. According [...]

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