In the News - July
Sprinkler ordinance debated 7-31-07
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake, IL, USA
Upstairs, the flames produced heat that activated a fire sprinkler and contained the blaze for firefighters who arrived seven minutes later. ...
Casino fire- 'What if?' 7-29-07
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth, NH, USA
"That building has a full alarm system and sprinkler system," he said. "Everything has been done to update the building in terms of fire safety."
Atherton set to require fire sprinklers in nearly all new homes 7-27-07
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Banks Albach The town of Atherton is set to tighten up its sprinkler ordinance next month following months of discussion with the Menlo Park Fire ...
Stricter Fire Standards Urged For Capital's Historic District 7-27-07
Washington Post - United States
Annapolis Mayor Ellen O. Moyer (D), a proponent of the sprinkler law introduced Jan. 8, has urged that fire safety standards be upgraded in a way that does ...
Home Sprinkler Systems 7-26-07
WCPO - Cincinnati, OH, USA
With everyone in Cincinnati still talking about the fire fire at the Kroger estate in Indian Hill, one common question is: What if the home had a sprinkler ...
Home Sprinkler Ordinance Under Review  in North Georgia 7-26-07
Access North Georgia - Gainesville, GA, USA
As Wright put it, "From a fire chief's standpoint, if they built every building in the country out of concrete and put sprinkler systems in them, ...
Fire chief- Sprinklers urged for hotel site 7-24-07
The Rolla Daily News - MO, United States
Williams, the fire chief, said he is pushing for the sprinkler system because city ordinance only mandates the fire-suppression system to be used if a ...
Sprinkler douses hot-plate fire in MU building 7-23-07
Columbia Missourian - Columbia, MO, USA
By SARAH MYERS A sprinkler system prevented a fire from spreading at MU's Engineering Building around 10 pm Saturday, according to the Columbia Fire ...
Officials see need for more sprinklers 7-22-07
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Such percentages may not be uncommon in communities throughout the nation, said John A. Viniello, president of the National Fire Sprinkler Association, ...
Huntley officials defend fire law 7-21-07
The Courier News - Elgin, IL, USA
By Denise Moran SPECIAL TO THE COURIER NEWS HUNTLEY -- While some developers would like the village to rescind its ordinance requiring fire sprinkler ...
Sprinkler system saved day for Swap Shop, fire official says 7-21-07
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
"This fire call is a perfect example that fire sprinkler systems help to contain fires and save lives," Levy said in a statement. ...
Sprinklers Douse Fire at Westport Health Facility 7-21-07
Westport Now - Westport, CT, USA
A sprinkler system today quickly doused a fire that broke out in a closet at Westport Health Care on Post Road West, fire officials said. ...
Home fire sprinkler systems are a good safety ... 7-19-07
Onalaska Life - Onalaska, WI, USA
Sprinklers go off accidentally: The odds are 1 in 16 million that a fire sprinkler will accidentally discharge because of a manufacturing defect. ...
Huntley may snuff out fire sprinklers 7-18-07
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL, USA
The board adopted the current fire sprinkler requirements with little fanfare two years ago, but since then trustees have expressed doubts about the wisdom ...
Schaeffer- Sprinklers would have helped fight apartment blazes 7-17-07
KXLY - Spokane, WA, USA
However, like most apartment complexes in Spokane the Biltmore Apartments don't have a sprinkler system. A second fire at Cedar Creek Village on Nevada ...
Building evacuated when cigarette causes fire 7-16-07
Post-Bulletin - Rochester, MN, USA
But Rochester Fire Marshal Vance Swisher said it could have been much worse had Eastgate Senior Apartments not had a good sprinkler system. ...
Fire sprinklers focus of federal death-penalty trial 7-16-07
Rock Hill Herald - Rock Hill, SC, USA
By Rick Brundrett · The (Columbia) State GREENVILLE -- A federal death penalty trial today in Greenville is again focusing attention on fire sprinkler ...
Fire sprinkler idea catching on 7-16-07
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth, TX, USA
The city is working on a plan that would prompt property owners in the 300 and 400 blocks of South Main to install sprinkler systems in their buildings. ...
The safest home on the block? 7-15-07
Star Newspapers - Tinley Park, IL, USA
It is the first home that Atherton has built with an indoor fire sprinkler system, but plans are in the works to include sprinklers in all future ...
Fire marshal says city should require safer nightclubs 7-13-07
The Commercial Dispatch - Columbus, MS, USA
Small and blocked exits and a lack of a fire sprinkler system are factors pointing to the major loss of life. A video of the fire was shown to city ...
Lack of sprinklers, low water pressure slowed effort to douse ... 7-13-07
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay, WI, USA
By Sara Boyd Lack of a sprinkler system and low water pressure hampered efforts to fight an apartment fire late Tuesday night in Green Bay. ...
Myrtle Beach sprinkler systems under review 7-12-07
WPDE - Florenece, SC, USA
There is a statewide fire code for sprinkler systems. Whether or not a building needs one depends on the size of the building, the type of construction and ...
Sprinklers, firefighters douse Hardeeville plant fire 7-12-07
Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
HARDEEVILLE -- A fire that broke out Tuesday at a paper recycling plant could have been much worse, but the company's sprinkler system and firefighters kept ...
Cigarette probably cause of medical facility fire 7-8-07
Tampa Bay's 10 - St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Firefighters say a mattress fire in a second floor room triggered the sprinkler system, putting out the flames before they spread. Staff evacuated 2nd floor ...
Protecting a tinderbox 7-8-07
Beaufort Gazette - Beaufort, SC, USA
The Sofa Super Store didn't have a sprinkler system, according to preliminary investigations. Research by several fire safety organizations have shown ...
Deadly blaze 'suspicious' 7-7-07
Flint Journal - Flint, MI, USA
By Ron Fonger OWOSSO - The city's building inspector said he strongly recommended that a sprinkler system be added to the downtown building where a fire ...
Charleston mayor pushes for lower sprinkler fees 7-6-07
Orangeburg Times Democrat - Orangeburg, SC, USA
"We must look at this fire like you would a bad hurricane," Riley said. "Did you learn something? Do you need to do something different? ...
Alderman touts new fire bill 7-6-07
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis, MD, USA
By NICOLE YOUNG, Staff Writer Not satisfied with recent fire sprinkler legislation passed by the City Council, one alderman is introducing a bill that would ...
Firefighters respond to small fire at QVC plant 7-5-07
South Carolina Now - South Carolina, USA
Chief John DeLung said a computer system caught fire. The building's sprinkler system helped to contain the fire to one area.
Fire in chemistry building 7-4-07
Daily - University of Washington - Seattle, WA, USA
Deputy Fire Chief Jim Fosse said the fire probably originated in a trash can, but it is hard to pinpoint the exact cause. "We're glad when the sprinkler ...
Home Fire Sprinklers - A Great Idea That Has Not Happened Yet 7-3-07
MortgageNewsDaily.com - Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Every few years there is a calamitous fire high in loss of life that pushes fire sprinkler systems into the public discussion. Recently it was the furniture ...
Group home sprinkler bill to go before council 7-3-07
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg, MD, USA
''We're the largest jurisdiction in the US that requires all new homes to be built with fire sprinkler systems," Andrews said. Donahue and fire code ...
All commercial buildings should have sprinkler systems 7-3-07
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton, NY, USA
While the investigation into both the fire's cause and the fatal results continue, one thing is clear: a properly installed sprinkler system would have ...
Dumpster fire damages Lake Stevens High School 7-2-07
HeraldNet - Everett, WA, USA
"There was a sprinkler head outside the dumpster that poured quite a bit of water on the fire until we arrived." Firefighters were alerted to the fire just ...
Warehouse saved by sprinkler system 7-2-07
Lynchburg News and Advance - Lynchburg, VA, USA
By Ron Brown A sprinkler system activated and kept a warehouse fire in check early Sunday morning at the Harrington Corp. plant on Cohen Place in Lynchburg. ...
Once burned, neighbors fear double jeopardy 7-1-07
Boston Globe - United States
... be little concern about a fire on Lincoln Place since the new homes would be built with fire retardant materials, and commercial sprinkler systems, ...
Lack of sprinklers common in Vista 7-1-07
The State - Columbia, SC, USA
Jack Knight, chairman of the SC Fire Sprinkler Association, said it costs on average about $2.75 a square foot to install sprinklers in a new restaurant or ...
Blaze shows fire risk in rural areas 7-1-07
Seattle Times - United States
In such neighborhoods without hydrants, Auburn requires homeowners to install sprinkler systems, Stottlemyre said. While fire hydrants supply water from a ...