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The home sprinkler push |
6-30-07 |
Arizona Daily Star
- Tucson, AZ, USA
Estimates show that a $3000 fire sprinkler system
increases a home's mortgage by about $20 a month. "We're
always trying to control the cost of housing," ... |
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Older buildings need newer fire safeguards |
6-28-07 |
Albany Times Union
- Albany, NY, USA
The collapsed structure covered a huge area, containing
many fire safety challenges for the fire department.
Along with the absence of a sprinkler system, ... |
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County miffed at missing fire sprinklers |
6-27-07 |
Amador
Ledger-Dispatch - Jackson, CA, USA
By Jenifer Gee A brief county administrative committee
meeting Monday morning involved discussion on a county
building yet to fulfill fire sprinkler ... |
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Bring residential fire sprinklers into the code |
6-27-07 |
Contractor Mag -
Des Plaines, IL, USA
Perhaps more than any trade group that I'm familiar
with, the National Fire Sprinkler Association appeals to
the emotions of its contractor members at its ... |
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Do the Math, Sprinklers=Firefighter Safety |
6-26-07 |
Firehouse.com
(subscription) - USA
During the week of stand down for safety, did you ask
"Is our fire sprinkler requirements adequate for our
firefighters and citizens we protect? ... |
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Fire Knocks Out Computers At Indiana Daily |
6-25-07 |
Editor & Publisher
- USA
The fire started in the second floor roof, and was put
out by a sprinkler system. Most of the buildings damage
was the result of smoke and water. ... |
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New-home sprinkler code faces hurdles |
6-24-07 |
Arizona Daily Star
- Tucson, AZ, USA
... of support shown for residential fire sprinklers,"
said Sarah Jackson, spokeswoman for the International
Residential Code Fire Sprinkler Coalition. ... |
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Buildings lag on sprinkler systems |
6-23-07 |
Rock Hill Herald -
Rock Hill, SC, USA
After a 2004 fire at a Comfort Inn in Greenville that
killed six people, Thomas introduced a bill that would
have required sprinklers in all hotels. ... |
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Fire to seek sprinkler mandate |
6-22-07 |
Arizona Daily Star
- Tucson, AZ, USA
Estimates show that a $3000 fire-sprinkler system
increases a home's mortgage by about $20 a month. "We're
always trying to control the cost of housing," ... |
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Mayor- Store exempt from sprinkler law |
6-20-07 |
Charlotte Observer
- Charlotte, NC, USA
The Sofa Super Store destroyed by fire Monday night was
31300 square feet -- well above the state threshold
mandating sprinklers for commercial buildings ... |
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Sprinkler inspection sparks debate |
6-19-07 |
Ashland City Times
- Ashland City, TN, USA
It's been almost a year since Cheatham County became the
first county in the state to adopt a fire sprinkler
resolution. Pleasant View Fire Department Chief ... |
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Waterloo Country Club damaged by fire |
6-18-07 |
Radio Iowa - Des
Moines, IA, USA
Smoke had filled the building, but crews say the fire
was extinguished before they arrived. The fire set off a
sprinkler system on the country club's main ... |
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Two Hospitalized After Retirement Home Fire |
6-14-07 |
Central Florida
News 13| - Orlando, FL, USA
Two people had to go to the hospital and more than 100
others were forced to evacuate after a fire at a
retirement home in DeLand. A sprinkler system did go ... |
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New sprinkler laws top fire safety improvements |
6-13-07 |
Business Gazette -
Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Ensure that all new assisted living facilities, group
homes and residential buildings install an approved fire
sprinkler system. Explore feasibility of a ... |
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Sprinkler system helps contain city structure fire |
6-13-07 |
Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle - Rochester, NY, USA
The sprinkler system in the business helped contain the
fire, according to Executive Deputy Fire Chief John
Caufield. The fire was declared under control in ... |
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Fatal Fires Involving Seniors an 'Epidemic' |
6-11-07 |
WTOP - Washington,
DC, USA
... the effort within the fire department. Among the
recommendations in the task force report: promoting the
retrofitting of homes with sprinkler systems. ... |
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Rockville Bail Bonds Office Set on Fire |
6-11-07 |
Washington Post -
United States
"The fire had been extinguished by the sprinkler
system," by the time firefighters arrived, Piringer
said. There were no reported injuries, but the blaze ... |
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Sprinklers credited with saving children from fire |
6-8-07 |
KVUE
(subscription) - Austin, TX, USA
Authorities say a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old were
playing with matches when they set fire to a closet. A
sprinkler head went off and put out the fire, ... |
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Burned Motel Lacked Room Sprinklers |
6-7-07 |
WXIA-TV - NE
Atlanta, GA, USA
The motel in Riverdale where five people died during a
fast-moving fire did not have sprinklers inside the
rooms because it was built before the sprinkler ... |
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In our view- Revisit issue |
6-7-07 |
Joplin Globe -
Joplin, MO, USA
Kevin Wilson's bill is sprinkler systems for most of
those homes. That word "most" remains a concern.
Exempted from the sprinkler provision of the ... |
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Sprinklers can help |
6-4-07 |
Press &
Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton, NY, USA
After being in the fire service for over 40 years, I can
recall several occasions where sprinkler systems had
effectively limited or extinguished fires. ... |
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Blunt signs sprinkler bill |
6-1-07 |
Neosho Daily News
- Neosho, MO, USA
In 1957, following a tragic nursing home fire at
Warrenton, Mo., which killed 72 people, state lawmakers
first discussed legislation requiring sprinkler ... |
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Cause of condo fire still unknown |
6-1-07 |
Branson Daily News
- Branson, MO, USA
Neubert said if the building would have had a sprinkler
system in place, it would have held the fire in check.
The first units on the scene of the fire, ... |
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