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Sprinklers important safety tool |
6-30-08 |
Today's
News-Herald - Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA
Lake Havasu City first adopted codes for fire sprinkler
systems in 1996. Earlier codes required commercial
buildings, residential duplexes, ... |
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Minor fire at Concord printing press |
6-28-08 |
San Jose Mercury
News - CA, USA
By Meera Pal A minor fire broke out Saturday night at
the Concord plant where the Times is printed, but was
quickly contained by the sprinkler system. ... |
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South Carolina House revives sprinkler bill |
6-27-08 |
FireRescue1 - San
Francisco, CA, USA
COLUMBIA, SC — Tax credits for the owners of homes and
businesses who install fire sprinklers became law
Wednesday, along with 14 other bills when the ... |
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Fires prompt cigarette safety warning |
6-27-08 |
Aspen Daily News -
Aspen, CO, USA
In the case of Castle Ridge, a sprinkler system might
have prevented the fire from moving to the downstairs
apartments, said Nichols. ... |
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Sprinkler system saves Heritage Inn from fire |
6-26-08 |
Times
Herald-Record - Middletown, NY, USA
By Adam Bosch MONTICELLO — The Heritage Inn, a
three-story hotel on Broadway, was saved from a fire by
its sprinkler system Thursday morning. ... |
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Sprinkler snuffs small fire |
6-25-08 |
NewsCow - Cowley
County, KS, USA
By Shane Farley An indoor sprinkler system is credited
with putting out a small fire that started inside the
Orscheln Farm and Home store in Arkansas City ... |
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Sprinkler system douses kitchen fire |
6-25-08 |
The Union Leader -
Manchester, NH, USA
By PAT GROSSMITH KEENE – A sprinkler system quickly
extinguished a kitchen fire this morning in a high-rise
apartment building, according a fire official. ... |
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Fire hits Philadelphia supermarket |
6-25-08 |
6abc.com -
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Chopper 6 flew over the Save A Lot supermarket after
fire started in the basement early Wednesday morning.
OLNEY - June 25, 2008 (WPVI) -- Sprinklers helped ... |
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Developer, City Cut Deal On Sprinklers |
6-22-08 |
Tampa Tribune -
Tampa, FL, USA
The law, approved in September, requires all new
residential and commercial projects with more than 5000
square feet to install fire sprinkler systems. ... |
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Sprinkler bill may pass despite veto |
6-20-08 |
WIS - Columbia,
SC, USA
Mark Sanford may have vetoed the fire sprinkler bill,
but it may have the chance to be revived next week by
the state legislature. The sprinkler bill would ... |
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Sprinkler Systems Mandated For Nursing Homes |
6-19-08 |
North Country
Gazette - Chestertown, NY, USA
CMS follows the fire safety guidelines developed by the
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and all new
sprinkler systems installed as a result of ... |
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Sprinkler system prevents further damage |
6-17-08 |
Fort Mills Times -
Fort Mill, SC, USA
The automated fire
sprinkler system activated in the living room,
containing the fire to the recliner and surrounding
items. The appraised value of the ... |
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Council votes against mandatory sprinklers |
6-17-08 |
Rockford Register
Star - Rockford, IL, USA
It’s the most
effective answer to reducing the amount of people being
killed,” said Bob Kleinheinz, regional manager for the
National Fire Sprinkler ... |
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Fire damages Pierce Manufacturing office |
6-17-08 |
Appleton Post
Crescent - WI, USA
No one was injured as a
result of the fire, which was contained by a fire
sprinkler system and extinguished by firefighters who
were at the scene less than ... |
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Fire damages Silver Spring dry cleaner |
6-16-08 |
Business Gazette -
Gaithersburg, MD, USA
The building's sprinkler
system contained the fire until firefighters arrived. No
one was injured. Piringer said a build up of lint, ... |
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Basement fire causes smoke, water damage at YWCA |
6-16-08 |
Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle - Rochester, NY, USA
... the
YWCA was on fire and was extinguished quickly because it
was located directly under an emergency sprinkler when
the system activated this morning. ... |
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Sprinkler requirement a hot topic in Belvidere |
6-16-08 |
Rockford Register
Star - Rockford, IL, USA
Only about 20 to 25
single-family homes have residential fire sprinkler
systems in Rockford, said Frank Schmitt, Rockford’s
division chief of fire ... |
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Small fire at Chesterfield Laser Quest |
6-15-08 |
Richmond Times
Dispatch - Richmond, VA, USA
The fire was
under control by 10:35 pm The building sustained minor
damage. "The fire was controlled by a sprinkler system
activating and extinguishing the ... |
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Sprinklers help put out Wilmington fire |
6-14-08 |
The News Journal -
Wilmington, DE, USA
A sprinkler system
contained a small apartment fire in Wilmington this
morning, according to the Wilmington Fire Department.
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Fire code sparks heated debate |
6-13-08 |
Jasper News -
Jasper, FL, USA
The opening for a water line supplying the sprinkler
system does appear to have been caulked, however. The
openings in the smoke partition were not at issue ... |
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Sprinkler system takes care of South Park lab fire |
6-12-08 |
Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
By The Tribune-Review A sprinkler system extinguished a
small fire in the National Energy Technology Laboratory
in South Park in less than five minutes ... |
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Prevention still best way to fight fires |
6-11-08 |
Northwest Herald -
Crystal Lake, IL, USA
But it’s heartening to know that fire codes in many of
our towns now require new multi-tenant buildings to have
sprinkler systems. ... |
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Sprinkler System Squashes Fire At Garmin |
6-10-08 |
KMBC.com - Kansas
City, MO, USA
A fire at a Garmin Industries storage warehouse in
Olathe was stopped by an automatic sprinkler system
Tuesday morning, authorities said. ... |
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Fire officials say hoarded gasoline led to fire |
6-9-08 |
Pioneer
Times-Journal - Pioneer Roswell, NM, USA
The gasoline fumes apparently set off Wednesday‘s fire,
which was quickly put out by a sprinkler system.
Investigators believe the couple were storing the ... |
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Fire damages Columbia manufacturing plant |
6-8-08 |
Fort Mills Times -
Fort Mill, SC, USA
Firefighters used thermal imaging cameras to find the
fire. A sprinkler system contained the blaze
while firefighters worked to get the flames out. ... |
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Old buildings don't follow new fire codes |
6-8-08 |
Northwest Herald -
Crystal Lake, IL, USA
"It's only a matter of time before people realize that
sprinklers are here to stay, just like smoke
detectors were years ago," Huntley Fire Protection ... |
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Make Your Home Fire-Safe |
6-8-08 |
Orlando Sentinel -
Orlando, FL, USA
It's one of the trade-offs the city of Orlando agreed to
in exchange for developers installing residential
fire-sprinkler systems in all of the homes, ... |
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Weak sprinkler bill won't accomplish much |
6-6-08 |
Greenville News -
Greenville, SC, USA
The General Assembly has passed a fire sprinkler
incentives bill, but it's a weak one that's not likely
to expand the use of this valuable lifesaving ... |
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Legislature passes sprinkler bill |
6-3-08 |
Greenville News -
Greenville, SC, USA
Under the bill, property owners installing a fire
sprinkler system when not required by law would be
eligible for a property tax credit equal to 25 percent
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City looking at more sprinkler ordinance options |
6-3-08 |
Portage Daily
Register - Portage, WI, USA
By Craig Sauer City Plan Commission member Dennis
Nachreiner Monday ripped a Common Council decision to
not adjust its fire sprinkler ordinance. ... |
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Clearing misconceptions about sprinkler systems |
6-3-08 |
Great Falls
Tribune - Great Falls, MT, USA
Sprinkler systems are very useful in the times of a
fire, but there are many misconceptions and
misunderstanding about the operation and maintenance of
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