In the News - February San Anselmo house saved by fire sprinklers 2-28-11 Marin Independent-Journal The residents returned home and reported the blaze at 1:44 pm but by the time firefighters arrived it had been extinguished by automatic sprinklers, he said. "Without the fire sprinklers there would have been major damage to the home," Meagor said. ... Fire sprinkler halts spread of flames in Keystone condo 2-25-11 Summit Daily News A fire in the Seasons condominiums in Keystone on Friday morning was contained by a fire sprinkler. The blaze started when a resident left a pot of oil on a hot burner... Winston-Salem Fire Crews Teach With Controlled Burn 2-24-11 WFMY News 2 Two portable 8-by-8-foot rooms were built for this exercise to demonstrate flashover, fire department response time, and the effectiveness of fire... Wales referendum- How the assembly makes its laws 2-24-11 BBC News Fire sprinklers are to be compulsory in new homes thanks to a piece of legislation nodded through the Welsh assembly this month. ... Bel Air passes mandatory fire sprinkler law; town was lone holdout in Harford 2-23-11 Explore Harford County By Abrielle Willis The town of Bel Air joined the rest of Harford County Tuesday in adopting requirements for fire suppression sprinklers... NFPA News- Home fire sprinklers offer environmental benefits and reduce water ... 2-22-11 FireEngineering.com February 15, 2011 – The Fire Protection Research Foundation's (FPRF) new report, Residential Fire Sprinklers – Water Usage and Water Meter... Cape Girardeau Fire Department sets house on fire 2-18-11 KFVS The Cape Girardeau Fire Department says there might be something missing. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department set up a demonstration... Wales' fire sprinkler law to save 'avoidable deaths' 2-17-11 WalesOnline by Matt Withers, Western Mail ALL new homes built in Wales will have to be fitted with automatic fire sprinklers after a new Welsh law was finally passed by the National Assembly. ... Sprinkler systems now required in new homes 2-16-11 Press-Enterprise That is the way fire marshals describe California building code amendments that now require every single-family home and duplex built anywhere in the state to be equipped with a fire sprinkler system. Families Saved by Sprinkler at Ignacio Condo Fire 2-4-11 Patch Novato Fire District An exterior fire sprinkler is being credited by fire officials with saving sleeping families from an early morning fire in Ignacio on ... Sprinkler system extinguishes Upper Merion house fire 2-4-11 The Times Herald The debate has the Pennsylvania Builders Association squaring off with the Pennsylvania Residential Fire Sprinkler Coalition, which enthusiastically ... Fire stopped by emergency sprinkler in south Novato 2-4-11 Marin Independent-Journal "The fire sprinkler kept the fire from getting into the attic through the vents which prevented the fire from spreading," Novato Fire District Marshal Bill ... Pigeon Forge FD- Install sprinklers, save lives 2-2-11 WVLT This time of year you might not think about it, but by installing fire sprinklers, you can save lives and your property. The Pigeon Forge Fire Department ... Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at RMR 2-2-11 Revelstoke Times Review A fire in a suite at Revelstoke Mountain Resort Wednesday morning was extinguished by the unit's sprinkler system, Revelstoke fire chief Rob Girard said in ... Home sprinkler systems save more lives than smoke detectors, Oklahoma fire ... 2-7-11 NewsOK.com Midwest City Fire Department spokesman Jerry Lojka said a fire sprinkler system is 98 percent effective in saving lives by doing two things: extinguishing ...