In the News - April Fire code updates likely to be OK'd 4-28-08 Tulsa World - Tulsa, OK, USA One of the compromises with the Fire Marshal's Office is phasing in the sprinkler system installation over 12 years. The code will require at a minimum that ... HFD questioning 3 children after apartment fire 4-27-08 Houston Chronicle - United States The fire was reported shortly after 11 am at the Skyview at Palm Center Apartments on Griggs near Mykawa. A sprinkler system kept the flames from spreading, ... Fire sprinkler rules ignite opposition in Douglas County 4-27-08 Reno Gazette Journal - Reno, NV, USA New rules make it mandatory for homeowners in the Tahoe basin to install a fire sprinkler system if their home is 3600 square feet or larger. ... Stove fire routs family from Lebanon apartment 4-25-08 The Union Leader - Manchester, NH, USA LEBANON – A sprinkler system contained a kitchen fire in a Lebanon apartment Wednesday night, but the residents were displaced from their home, according to ... Rebuilding process under way at Villa Park Ace Hardware 4-23-08 Villa Park Review - Lombard, IL, USA One sprinkler head activated and controlled the fire until Villa Park firefighter/paramedics arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. ... Cigarette sparked Commons fire 4-22-08 Diamondback Online - College Park, MD, USA "The fire and smoke damage was minimal," Hawley said, explaining the fire started directly under a sprinkler and was extinguished quickly. ... Fire closes Naperville Malnati's 4-22-08 Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL, USA The fire was contained by the sprinkler system, and all customers and employees were safely evacuated, Polarek said. The cause of the fire is under ... Woman Arrested for Setting Fire to Apartment 4-21-08 WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury, MD, USA Fire officials say the building's fire sprinkler system activated and contained the fire to the closet, with the building's fire alarm system activating and ... Fire on Second Avenue 4-20-08 Capital News 9 - Albany, NY, USA “The hall way was sprinkled and the sprinkler did its job. All we had to do was put the one small apartment out and search the building making sure it was ... Fire Forces Evacuation of Prisoners 4-20-08 KREX News Channel 5 - Grand Junction, CO, USA Fire officials responded to South Avenue's Community Corrections Building around eleven-thirty last night, after the building's sprinkler system went off. ... Elementary school fire ruled arson 4-19-08 KVOA.com - Tucson, AZ, USA They say the "fire suppression system" saved the day. "Only one sprinkler was triggered," says principal Kathy Bolles. "That's all that was needed to put ... Small fire forces evacuation of Fort Lauderdale hotel 4-18-08 Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA The small fire in the hotel's south tower was put out by the building's sprinkler system on the fourth floor, he said. Hotel guests were let back in shortly ... Downtown fire forces diners outside 4-18-08 Nashua Telegraph - Nashua, NH, USA "There was fire when they got there," Deputy Fire Chief Michael O'Brien said. "But the sprinkler system did the job to keep the fire in check so that we ... Fire in bed forces hotel evacuation 4-18-08 MiamiHerald.com - Miami, FL, USA The hotel's sprinkler system quickly extinguished the small blaze, which happened in a fourth-floor room. Firefighters received the call at 9:15 am from the ... NC home builder promotes sprinklers 4-17-08 FireRescue1 - San Francisco, CA, USA Few if any lake area homes have in-door sprinkler systems, local fire officials have told me, and no national builders here offer them as options. ... Douglas officials to discuss fire-sprinkler ordinance Thursday 4-16-08 Tahoe Daily Tribune - South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA The possible adoption of an ordinance requiring fire sprinklers in the Lake Tahoe portion of Douglas County will be discussed by the county’s commissioners ... Torched Club Had No Sprinkler System 4-15-08 WREG - Memphis, TN, USA Early Monday morning someone torched the place. Fire officials say it appears to be arson. There was no sprinkler system to douse the flames. ... Small fire knocks out power 4-15-08 WWBT - Richmond, VA, USA When crews arrived, they found that the fire had already been extinguished by the sprinkler system. The water caused a power outage to the entire building, ... Sprinkler bill isn't what fire service sought 4-15-08 Greenville News - Greenville, SC, USA David Thomas announced he would again attempt to pass a bill requiring certain businesses to have fire sprinklers. To assist in that, a SC Fire Sprinkler ... Council forwards sprinkler requirements 4-14-08 Clinton Herald - Clinton, IA, USA The amendment would require the installation of a fire alarm system, but if a remodeling in excess of $50000 is completed, installation of a sprinkler ... Hamilton adopts sprinkler mandate 4-14-08 The Evening Sun - Hanover, PA, USA However members of several area fire departments, township officials and area residents attending the meeting rallied in support of the sprinkler ordinance. ... Sprinkler system douses fire at The Lodge 4-13-08 Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City, IA, USA By the Press-Citizen The Iowa City Fire Department is crediting the sprinkler system at The Lodge apartment complex with putting out an early morning ... Sabee Products fire under investigation 4-12-08 Appleton Post Crescent - WI, USA APPLETON — An Appleton fire official said a sprinkler system in a large warehouse at Sabee Products, 1850 W. Highland Ave., prevented a fire from causing ... Fire chief: No sprinkler, no Hilltop School 4-12-08 Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover, NH, USA "I would request that any proposed changes to this building will need to have all building, sprinkler and fire alarm plans reviewed and stamped by a ... Torch sparks small fire at Aurora construction site 4-11-08 Aurora Beacon News - Aurora, IL, USA Firefighters were called at 1:48 pm, and by the time they arrived, a sprinkler system had already extinguished most of the blaze. The fire burned a ... Fire Sprinklers Prevented More Than a Dozen Major Fires in '08 4-8-08 FOXBusiness - USA The fire sprinkler closest to the fire activated and prevented it from spreading until the fire department arrived. "The automatic fire sprinkler system ... Sprinkler system stops fire at Tahoe Joe's kitchen 4-8-08 San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo, CA, USA A fire sprinkler system spared the Tahoe Joe’s restaurant off Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo from destruction early Monday, according to the city Fire ... Apartment fire sharpens focus on sprinklers 4-8-08 Rock Hill Herald - Rock Hill, SC, USA The house had working smoke detectors but no fire sprinklers. Four months earlier in Charleston, nine firefighters were killed while battling a blaze inside ... Cold Spring Fire Intentionally Set 4-7-08 Kentucky Post - Covington, KY, USA “The fire was set.” The fire had spread into the basement via a garage door but the sprinkler system activated to prevent major damage. ... Tax breaks for fire sprinkler systems gets OK from Senate panel 4-7-08 Orangeburg Times Democrat - Orangeburg, SC, USA By APFriday, April 04, 2008 COLUMBIA, SC - Installing a new fire sprinkler system in a home or business could bring tax breaks worth about half their cost ... Sprinklers extinguish fire at VA before firefighters arrive 4-7-08 Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage, AK, USA A steam humidifier in a sterilizing unit caught fire and was destroyed, but the sprinkler system kept the blaze and damage contained in a single ... Sprinklers offer fire protection 4-7-08 Brownsville Herald - TX United States I don't understand all the fuss about the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in businesses and residential homes. One of the most effective ways to ... Sprinkler mandate eyed for buildings 4-5-08 San Diego Union Tribune - United States By Lola Sherman Fire sprinklers may soon be required for new buildings in Oceanside that are larger than 5000 square feet. “Oceanside is one of the very few ... Deadly house fire renews safety calls 4-5-08 Altoona Mirror - Altoona, PA, USA Sral also recommends homeowners consider installing residential sprinkler systems. One or two sprinkler heads activated by a fire can keep the fire in check ... Kitchen fire doused in "Campus Place" building 4-3-08 Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks, ND, USA "(The fire) was held in pretty well with the sprinkler system." Fighting fire in a third floor apartment can get complicated, Hadland said, so it's good to ... Tax breaks for fire sprinkler systems gets OK from Senate panel 4-3-08 WIS - Columbia, SC, USA COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - Installing a new fire sprinkler system in a home or business could bring tax breaks worth about half their cost under a bill sent to the ... Sprinkler would have minimized fire damage at Kent State dorm 4-3-08 The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland, OH, USA Fire that gutted a Kent State University dorm room Tuesday night could have been better controlled if the dorm had a sprinkler system. Kent Fire Chief James ... Dept. suggests fire prevention tips to board 4-2-08 University of North Carolina The Daily Tar Heel - Chapel Hill, NC, USA He also proposed that the town install additional sprinkler heads in all newly built multifamily dwellings and those damaged by fire. ... Easton approves sprinkler funds 4-1-08 Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, CT, USA Schulyer Sherwood, deputy fire marshal, said the sprinklers must be installed to comply with state building and fire codes because the new senior center ...