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Sprinklers aid VFD in dealing with growth |
5-31-06 |
The Tennessean -
Nashville, TN, USA
A new city ordinance, however, is helping the department
keep a handle on the growing population. The
ordinance requires all new houses built within the city
limits to have a sprinkler system... |
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Milwaukee firefighter leads by example |
5-25-06 |
Contractor Mag -
Des Plaines, IL, USA
... It only takes a couple of seconds to get hot
water, he noted. REHAU engineers designed the combined
plumbing and fire sprinkler system. ... |
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Sprinklers douse Bend Bright Wood fire |
5-24-06 |
KTVZ - Bend, OR,
USA
... on Bend's Westside caught fire while crews
were at lunch Wednesday, but a sprinkler system doused
it without major damage, investigators said. ... |
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Sprinklers urged for smaller buildings |
5-22-06 |
Green Bay Press
Gazette - Green Bay, WI, USA
... say sprinklers can save lives and properties,
while builders say new homes are built safer with fire
suppression in mind and that sprinkler systems could
drive ... |
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Infant Dies in House Fire |
5-19-06 |
WBIR - Knoxville,
TN, USA
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Fire officials in Elizabethton say an
infant died in a house fire that broke out while the
baby's father was next door. |
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Sprinklers Are In First Home In Bridgeview |
5-18-06 |
Southwest
News-Herald - Chicago, IL, USA
... On May 8, Lipinski and the Northern Illinois
Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board hosted an open house to
explain the benefits and efficiency of Bridgeview’s
first ... |
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Current Council Split on Important Final Vote |
5-18-06 |
KCBD-TV - Lubbock,
TX, USA
... A scene at Peppertree Apartments from
November 2003 is exactly why the Lubbock Fire Department
says all apartment complexes need sprinkler systems. ... |
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Sprinkler puts out suspect city fire |
5-17-06 |
Rutland Herald -
Rutland, VT, USA
... "The sprinkler contained the fire.". The thrift
store was closed Tuesday as a result of the fire.
However, the furniture store was open. ... |
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Steakhouse back in business after fire |
5-12-06 |
Lompoc Record -
Lompoc, CA, USA
... That blaze prompted the restaurant to install
a large sprinkler system. Fire officials credited the
sprinklers for containing this week's fire before they
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Getting Out of House Fires Alive |
5-11-06 |
CBS - The Early
Show
May 11, 2006 - The Early Show sets a real one to show
and tell how to survive... in less than 30 seconds the
sprinkler goes to work, containing the fire next to the
bed... |
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Fresno
Fire Sprinkler Plan Moving Forward |
5-10-06 |
ABC30.com -
Fresno, CA, USA
May 10, 2006 - Fresno could soon have a new fire
sprinkler law that could affect all new homes built in
the city. The city council ... |
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‘Significant’ blaze closes Home Depot early |
5-8-06 |
Diamondback Online
- College Park, MD, USA
... Brady attributed the building’s sprinkler
system to controlling the fire. “You’ve got to give
credit to the sprinkler system,” Brady said. ... |
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2nd Alarm Fire Fought At Tennessee Plywood |
5-3-06 |
The Chattanoogan -
Chattanooga, TN, USA
... The building's sprinkler system held the fire
in check while firefighters began an aggressive attack.
"Trench cut" ventilation also ... |
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Fruitland Wants To Prevent Fire Fatalities |
5-2-06 |
WMDT - Salisbury,
MD, USA
... flame has developed. The sprinkler heads
activate and control the fire and keep the fire from
getting any larger," Torbert said. ... |
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Your views- A burning issue |
5-2-06 |
Florida Today -
Melbourne, FL, USA
... are still behind flashover's time line. But a
single fire-sprinkler head will extinguish a fire or
keep flashover from occurring. ... |
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Blaze triggers tourism worries |
5-1-06 |
Albany Times Union
- Albany, NY, USA
... He admitted the qualifications for those
loans are difficult to meet. The six-alarm fire at 285
Canada St. ... The building did not have a sprinkler
system. ... |
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