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Sprinklers help prevent major fire at
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain |
12-30-11 |
Explorer News
Crews arrived within 8 minutes and found an active fire
in the dryer area of the resort. A fire sprinkler system
was activated and had the majority of the flames under
control when hose lines were stretched into the
building. The fire was completely ... |
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Christmas Eve blaze at Mountain Manor |
12-28-11 |
Flathead Publishing Group
Her lit cigarette caught the apartment on fire.
Whitefish Fire Department crews responded to the
Mountain View Manor at 7:38 pm, Captain Justin Woods
reported. When firefighters entered the apartment, they
found the sprinkler system had extinguished ... |
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Lincoln fire has lessons for others |
12-27-11 |
Lincoln Journal Star
At the least, he said, every floor of a home and every
bedroom should have a working fire detector, but the
best protection is a home sprinkler system. "You can't
beat fire sprinklers in a residential setting, with the
light-weight construction of ... |
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Renewed calls for sprinklers in NSW
nursing homes |
12-26-11 |
ABC Online
PETER CAVE: Pressure is increasing for NSW to fall in
behind Queensland and Victoria and retrofit sprinkler
systems to all nursing homes. Last month 11 people died
after a fire at Quakers Hill nursing home in Sydney.
While it's mandatory for all new ... |
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Chapel Hill credits sprinkler for dousing
fire |
12-25-11 |
NBC17.com
Chapel Hill firefighters say an automatic sprinkler
system prevented what could have been a major fire this
holiday weekend. They say the fire started in a dryer
Saturday evening at 1900 Baity Hill Drive, part of UNC's
Family Student Housing complex. ... |
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Fire department- 'Balloon' construction
lets fire spread |
12-23-11 |
Corvallis Gazette Times
... which can allow a fire to spread and possibly cause
structural failure to floors without warning. There are
two ways to deal with potential problems with this type
of old construction, Brooks said. One is to install a
sprinkler system. ... |
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Early morning fire ruled accidental |
12-16-11 |
Historic City News
Firefighters made entry into the room with a charged
hose line and found an activated fire sprinkler system,
heavy smoke but no fire. “It appears the fire started in
a laundry bin,” Robshaw told reporters. “The activation
of two fire protection ... |
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Shanghai restaurant fire extinguished,
investigation continues |
12-15-11 |
KAIT
According to Glegorn, a passerby saw the smoke rising
from on 3050 Harrison St. and immediately called, but by
the time, responders arrived, the building's sprinkler
system had mostly extinguished any flames. Fire crews
say all of the patrons were ... |
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Firefighter group pushes for sprinkler
systems in new homes |
12-14-11 |
The Boston Globe
So far, California, Maryland, and South Carolina are the
only states that have enacted a statewide measure to
require fire sprinklers in newly built homes. The Board
of Building Regulations and Standards will probably vote
on the amendment in January. ... |
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For sprinklers |
12-13-11 |
Baltimore Sun
No doubt, the day will come when a house without fire
suppression sprinklers will be considered as ancient as
a house today is considered old if it had to be
retrofitted for electricity. The Harford County Council
(or at least all its members except ... |
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Man injured in apartment fire |
12-10-11 |
WBIR-TV
Knoxville Fire Department spokesperson DJ Corcoran said
a mattress caught fire and was extinguished by the
sprinkler system,... |
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Fire officials push for sprinkler systems
in new homes |
12-8-11 |
The Patriot Ledger
Gallagher, who favors mandatory sprinklers, also sits on
the 11-member Board of Building Regulations and
Standards, which will hold a public hearing on the issue
Tuesday morning at the State House. The debate could pit
fire-protection advocates against ... |
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