In the News - December Fight, Fire Break Out At City Juvenile Detention Center 12-31-07 WBAL - Baltimore, MD, USA The fire was put out by the sprinkler system. There is no word on what triggered the fight or how the fires were started. Fire deaths rise in 2007 12-30-07 Delmarva Daily Times - MD, USA The two devices that are most likely to save your life in a fire are a working smoke detector and a residential sprinkler system. ... Fire code debate rages 12-30-07 Long Beach Press-Telegram - Long Beach, CA, USA Deputy Chief Mike Garcia, who is the city's fire marshal, said fire sprinkler systems help contain and slow a fire until firefighters arrive on the scene to ... Fire Breaks Out In Movie Theater 12-28-07 ClickonSA.com - San Antonio, TX, USA The sprinkler system was activated as the fire alarm went off, sending patrons into the parking lot. Arson investigators have been called to the scene to ... Holidays slow fire victims’ return 12-28-07 Examiner.com - USA The fire could have been prevented had the building been equipped with a full sprinkler system, said Fire Marshal Rocque Yballa. ... Fire sprinklers may be required in new University Park homes 12-28-07 Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX, USA AP Homebuilders in University Park may soon have to include fire sprinklers in their list of musts for new homes. Fire Marshal John Gillette said the ... Small fire forces evacuation in Rochester 12-28-07 Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover, NH, USA "Boy does that sprinkler system work," she added. The fire was contained to a pot of candle wax and set off a fire alarm activation, notifying authorities. ... Overnight Fire Damages Drug Store 12-27-07 WMTW - Auburn, ME, USA The fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system and fire damage was minimal, but there was smoke damage throughout the building. The cause of the fire is ... Fire at Madison company is extinguished 12-26-07 Wisconsin State Journal - Madison, WI, USA "It took care of itself," said Leuthe, referring to the sprinkler system, which doused the fire. "It didn't really spread." The cause of the fire and the ... Hollywood Video Fire 12-26-07 WNYT - Albany, NY, USA The fire broke out in the rear of the store around 8:30 this morning. Pete Lattanzio, the Colonie Fire Chief, says it was quickly put out by the sprinkler ... Survival in High Rise Fires 12-26-07 Cooperator - New York, NY, USA Alan Levitt is president of Big Apple Fire Sprinkler Company, Inc., a business he founded in 1983. Levitt, a Master Fire Suppression Contractor licensed by ... Early morning fire damages DL Pizza Hut 12-24-07 DL-Online - Detroit Lakes, MN, USA No one was injured in the fire, which was put out by a sprinkler system, but the restaurant sustained smoke and water damage. Firefighters had a master key ... Fire marshal recommends more residential sprinklers 12-23-07 McKinney Courier Gazette - McKinney, TX, USA Not every residential structure in McKinney has fire sprinklers. Nickles said the city adopted guidelines set by the National Fire Protection Association. ... Delegate seeks better high-rise fire safety 12-21-07 WWBT - Richmond, VA, USA “You are much safer, much better off, having a sprinkler system above the sixth floor than depending on a fire truck to put that fire out. ... The Winecoff Hotel on Fire 12-21-07 Men's News Daily - Guerneville, CA, USA Because of the belief that the Winecoff was fireproof, it had not been equipped with either fire escapes or sprinklers and such safety measures were not ... Company that makes fire logs damaged in blaze 12-20-07 The Birmingham News - al.com - Birmingham, AL, USA The fire spread into the upper portions of a two-story metal building, but a sprinkler system helped to control the blaze. The fire is being classified as ... Sprinklers a necessity in new homes, officials say 12-19-07 Stanly News & Press - Albemarle, NC, USA Or go online to http://www.nfsa.org where The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition has launched a new interactive Web site called SprinklerSmarts. ... Buildings like the Lorraine must have sprinklers 12-19-07 Gloucester Daily Times - MA, USA There is no way to know for sure whether an interior sprinkler system would have doused or even helped to control the fire that consumed the Lorraine ... Owensboro fire leaves holiday shoppers out in the cold 12-19-07 WFIE-TV - Evansville, IN, USA Steve Leonard, Owensboro fire department, says, "Sprinkler systems do their job. 97 percent of all buildings that have sprinklers the fire is either put out ... Residential Sprinkler Systems 12-19-07 SitNews - Ketchikan, AK, USA ... of residential sprinkler systems until you are comfortable with your stance, but do not mistake the motives or knowledge of the Ketchikan Fire ... City Council Pushes for Fire Code Change 12-18-07 WCIV - Mt. Pleasant, SC, USA Back in June, buildings were not required to have sprinkler systems installed. Mayor Riley admits sprinklers would have better controlled the fire and ... Sprinklers may have prevented conflagration 12-18-07 Gloucester Daily Times - MA, USA McKay said sprinklers almost certainly would have been able to knock down a basement fire in a piece of furniture - if that was the way the fire started in ... Sprinklers douse early morning fire at Spartanburg business 12-18-07 Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription) - Spartanburg, SC, USA A functioning sprinkler system saved a Spartanburg business from major fire damage early Tuesday, Spartanburg Fire Marshal Mike Julazadeh said. ... Sprinkler system douses apartment fire 12-17-07 cbs4denver.com - Denver, CO, USA The building did not have a fire sprinkler system at the time. A sprinkler system was installed in a project completed in 2001. Fire and water 12-16-07 News & Observer - Raleigh, NC, USA Separately, fire officials wanted the statewide code to require sprinklers in larger houses (3600-plus square feet) and houses three stories or taller. ... Sprinkler shoot-down 12-15-07 Fayetteville Observer - Fayetteville, NC, USA Demerit: For the state Building Code Council, which refused to even consider a measure, backed by firefighter groups, that would require ... Long Beach fire claims third child 12-15-07 Los Angeles Times - CA, USA According to fire officials, the garage did not have the necessary permits for residency, and had no smoke detectors or sprinkler system. Small Fire in the First Due 12-15-07 Hyattsville Fire Department - Hyattsville, MD, USA After further investigation in zero visibility; crews found a dresser on fire in an apartment with the sprinkler activation keeping it in check. ... Sprinkler system squelches Orenco apartment flare-up 12-14-07 Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com - Hillsboro, OR, USA A residential fire sprinkler confined the fire to the kitchen area of a ground level apartment, said Hillsboro Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Prince. ... Olathe considers home-sprinkler requirement 12-14-07 Kansas City Star - MO ,USA Olathe Fire Chief George Bentley told the City Council that the proposed code would require sprinklers in about 200 new homes. "If the fire flow could be ... Seniors' Home Evacuated In Face of Fire 12-14-07 NewsChannel5.com - Nashville, TN, USA When it started the fire alarm and the sprinkler system went off. The sprinklers put the fire out quickly, but left behind quite a bit of water damage. ... Fire code changes in the works 12-13-07 Business Gazette - Gaithersburg, MD, USA by Mankaa Ngwa-Suh | Staff Writer Progress continues to be made toward updating Mount Airy's fire code, and the town could one day require sprinkler systems ... West-side apartment owner to sue city over fire 12-13-07 Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay, WI, USA By Mike Hoeft Three Green Bay apartment buildings extensively damaged by separate fires over six months were not required to have automatic sprinkler ... Sprinklers extinguish apartment blaze 12-12-07 Novato Advance - Novato, CA, USA Heat from the fire activated the sprinkler system. The home, part of Marion Park Apartments, is unit 1 in building K, off Valencia Court. ... Residential sprinkler systems 12-11-07 SitNews - Ketchikan, AK, USA When properly installed and maintained, an automatic sprinkler system can begin extinguishing a fire almost immediately after it starts. ... Firefighters want sprinklers in homes 12-10-07 News 14 Carolina - Raleigh, NC, USA Could the state soon start requiring new homes to have fire sprinkler systems? That's what will happen if North Carolina firefighters get their way. ... Fire displaces 130 from east-side apartment building 12-9-07 Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay, WI, USA Built in 1986, it did not have an automatic sprinkler system. The cause of the fire has not been determined, though an investigation is under way, ... Sprinkler ordinance still a heated issue in Fresno 12-9-07 Fresno Bee (subscription) - Fresno, CA, USA The Fresno City Council passed the ordinance in May of 2006 requiring a fire sprinkler in new-home kitchens, then lost a legal challenge from the local ... SLO County adopts new sprinkler regulations 12-9-07 San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo, CA, USA By Bob Cuddy Builders of new homes and commercial structures larger than 1000 square feet will have to install sprinklers under a fire code updated Tuesday ... New zoning ordinance to clear way for loft dwellings 12-9-07 News Courier - Athens, AL, USA "All residences on the second floor should have a safe exit and a sprinkler system," said Christopher. "These are multiple use type businesses. ... Fire Forces Retirement Residents Into The Cold 12-7-07 WKRC TV Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH, USA Fire crews say the building's sprinkler system kept the fire contained. Buses were brought in to keep residents warm while crews put out the fire. ... Dorm Fire Displaces UHart Students 12-7-07 WFSB - Hartford, CT, USA That dorm was not equipped with sprinklers "After that fire, I believe, the school made the decision to sprinkler a lot of the dorm buildings, ... Fire education still difficult despite deaths 12-7-07 Diamondback Online - College Park, MD, USA Fire prevention has always been among the greatest safety concerns for college administrators, but after millions of dollars spent on sprinkler upgrades and ... University increases fire protection measures 12-6-07 LSU The Reveille - Baton Rouge, LA, USA Comeau said residence halls in the United States employing sprinkler systems are in the minority but added that he has seen a national trend for schools to ... 5 Vehicles Destroyed In Hawthorne Garage Fire 12-5-07 CBS 2 - Los Angeles, CA, USA "Luckily the fire in the bedroom was held in check by an activated sprinkler system," Aalberts said. About 25 firefighters knocked down the flames by 11:46 ... Sprinklers at apartments contain 2 kitchen fires 12-4-07 Arizona Republic - Phoenix, AZ, USA Without the sprinkler systems, he said, both buildings could have seen up to millions of dollars in damage. The first fire occurred in the 16000 block of ... Grease fire forces hotel evacuation 12-4-07 Greensboro News Record - Greensboro, NC, USA The man tried to put out the fire and was severely burned in the process. The sprinkler system in his room turned on and extinguished the blaze, ... Downtown Fire Hazard 12-3-07 KIDK - Idaho Falls, ID, USA Attached businesses without sprinkler systems create the perfect scenario for a quick spreading fire. When fire fighters responded to small flames at ... Fire at Cornerstone dorm; students evacuated 12-3-07 The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com - Grand Rapids, MI, USA Grand Rapids Fire Department acting Battalion Chief Kurt Barhear said the fire started in the kitchen of the common area. The building's sprinkler system ... Sprinklers contain fire 12-3-07 Centre Daily Times - Centre, PA, USA "Even with the sprinkler system, the fire spread because it was in the walls," Wise said. "But (sprinklers) kept it out of the building and just in the ... Bad News: St. Charles repeals controversial sprinkler ordinance 12-2-07 Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL, USA "I'm in favor of the ordinance," St. Charles Fire Chief Patrick Mullen said. "It's an issue of public safety. "Sprinklers are a life-safety device," Mullen ... New sprinkler system stops school fire 12-2-07 The Union Leader - Manchester, NH, USA PLAISTOW – A sprinkler system installed during recent renovations at Timberlane Regional High School stopped a fire from spreading yesterday in the school's ... Strip mall fire 12-1-07 Tampa Bay's 10 - St. Petersburg, FL, USA Tampa, Florida - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is on scene of fire at 11645 Boyette Rd. The fire was out on arrival extinguished by the sprinkler system ...