In the News - May
Small fire at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle 5-31-07
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle, WA, USA
Spokeswoman Susan Gregg-Hanson says a sprinkler activated and put out the fire about 3:30 this morning on the fifth floor. She says the sprinkler caused ...
Small fire doused at Caterpillar 5-31-07
York Daily Record - York, PA, USA
Firefighters quickly doused the fire in several cardboard boxes in the storage area, he said. A fire sprinkler system kept the fire in check, he said. ...
Steelcase fire causes little damage 5-31-07
The Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids, MI, USA
DUTTON -- A fire in an outside wood-dust collector at a Steelcase Inc. plant was doused quickly Wednesday by the facility's sprinkler system while evacuated ...
Dothan Fire Code Changes 5-31-07
WTVY - Dothan, AL, USA
According to the code, an existing establishment would not have to install a sprinkler system. The only structures that would be required to comply would be ...
Fire could have been avoided 5-30-07
News-Leader.com - Springfield, MO, USA
Requirements include fireproof walls between buildings, sprinkler systems, hard-wired smoke detectors and an alarm system to automatically notify the fire ...
Congregation Rebuilds Maury Co. Church Destroyed By Fire 5-29-07
WKRN - Nashville, TN, USA
There are some changes to the new church building; lessons learned from the fire. Members added a sprinkler system, and an alarm system to help protect the ...
Fire Ladders Catching On 5-28-07
FireFighting News.com - USA
"But there is a move out there," Polk said, comparing the effort to mandate escape ladders to one that would require sprinkler systems in houses. ...
West County Hotel Fire Forces Brief Evacuations 5-28-07
KSDK - St. Louis, MO, USA
The hotel's sprinkler system extinguished the fire before crews from the Creve Coeur Fire Department arrived. But for some hotel guests, it wasn't the fire ...
For volunteer firefighters- Adding help, easing burden 5-27-07
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, PA, USA
A sprinkler within a room can douse a fire before a crew is even alerted. The burden should not be just on the volunteers but on all of us. ...
Firefighters recall horrors of Supper Club fire 30 years ago 5-26-07
Kentucky.com - Lexington, KY, USA
The building did not have an automatic sprinkler system, now regarded as a common fail-safe in public buildings and required in many areas. ...
Fire at condominiums is blamed on smoking 5-26-07
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville, KY, USA
Residents were offered a chance to upgrade to sprinkler systems more than 15 years ago but few chose that option, Aponte said. ...
House gutted- Property owner unhappy with response to Grant Creek ... 5-26-07
The Missoulian - Missoula, MT, USA
Steenberg said houses like the one claimed by Thursday's blaze are "prime candidates for a residential fire sprinkler," which is a safety device that helps ...
Depot Court commercial building starts review process 5-24-07
Cohasset Mariner - Hingham, MA, USA
The Planning Board, along with Fire Captain Mark Trask, encouraged Brown to install a sprinkler system in the structure. "We encourage new buildings to have ...
Westchester horse owners make precautions a priority 5-24-07
The Journal News / Lohud.com - Westchester, NY, USA
Though four horses died in the 2004 fire, 36 were saved as a sprinkler system in the barn helped buy crucial time to get the horses out of the burning ...
Fire Devastates Office Complex 5-20-07
6abc.com - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Efforts to battle the four-alarmer were hampered, because the building had no sprinkler system and there were no fire hydrants nearby. ...
In our view- Deadly fire brings about law change 5-20-07
Joplin Globe - Joplin, MO, USA
We hope that the memory of the tragic Anderson fire will prompt the owners of homes without sprinkler systems to install them as quickly as possible. ...
Locals support sprinklers 5-20-07
York Daily Record - York, PA, USA
In October, a contingent of the ICC, made up of fire service members, moved to make the sprinkler regulation part of the body of the IRC - and therefore ...
Vote Could Lead to Mandatory Home Sprinklers 5-18-07
NewsChannel 9 WSYR - Syracuse, NY, USA
Estimates put the cost of a home sprinkler system at about 1% of the cost of the home, but those in the fire service say it's a lot cheaper to repair water ...
Fatal Anderson fire crux of sprinkler measure 5-18-07
Joplin Globe - Joplin, MO, USA
Many Missouri group homes will face new fire-safety requirements, a direct response to a deadly November fire, under a measure that won final legislative ...
Is a National Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement Close? 5-16-07
Fire Chief - Chicago, IL, USA
You can learn more about the efforts to include language requiring residential fire sprinklers at the IRC Fire Sprinkler Coalition Web site.
Sprinkler bill sails through Missouri senate 5-16-07
Joplin Globe - Joplin, MO, USA
Richard Schmidt, manager of the sprinkler division of Joplin Fire Protection Co., which installs automatic fire sprinklers, lauded the loan provision of the ...
Busy Airport Terminals Lack Fire Sprinklers 5-16-07
NBC Sandiego.com - San Diego, CA, USA
Shipley said the new system will be "equal" to a fire sprinkler system. "An alarm system can't put out a fire," he said. However, Oates says the lack of ...
Fire extinguished by FHS sprinklers 5-16-07
New Britain Herald - New Britain, CT, USA
FARMINGTON - A small fire at Farmington High School Monday night forced school officials to relocate a few classes due to damage caused when the sprinkler ...
Sprinkler requirement removed from legislation 5-16-07
Joplin Globe - Joplin, MO, USA
The sprinkler requirement in the two separate pieces of legislation was in response to a Nov. 27 fire that destroyed the Anderson Guest House in Anderson, ...
Bill designed to improve home fire safety finally passes 5-15-07
Frost Illustrated - Fort Wayne, IN, USA
The new law also mandates disclosures of a facility's sprinkler and smoke detectors on the Indiana State Department if Health's website so that all ...
Janesville firefighters applaud proposed sprinkler changes 5-15-07
WCLO - Janesville, WI, USA
A policy change under consideration by the State Commerce Department regarding fire sprinkler installation would make a difference in Rock County homes. ...
Sprinkler activation saves Pocomoke restaurant 5-15-07
Delmarva Daily Times - MD, USA
POCOMOKE CITY — A fire at a Chinese restaurant on Tuesday activated its sprinkler system, saving the business as well as an adjoining shopping center from ...
Lawmakers cut sprinkler mandate for group homes 5-15-07
News-Leader.com - Springfield, MO, USA
The sprinkler requirement was in response to a deadly November group home fire in southwest Missouri. Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons, ...
Three children rescued from apartment amid smoke, fire 5-14-07
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana, IL, USA
A single sprinkler head in the apartment extinguished the fire. It most likely saved the lives of the three children, according to Wild. ...
Retirement Home Evacuated After Fire Starts In Laundry Room 5-14-07
WFtv.com - Orlando, FL, USA
We could then focus on the fire fighting aspect rather then the safety aspect," said Dist. Chief JR Saez of the Orlando Fire Department. A sprinkler system ...
Sprinklers saved lives in senior housing fire 5-13-07
CBS 5 - San Francisco, CA, USA
The emergency sprinkler system at a Pittsburg senior housing facility "saved a lot of lives" during a two-alarm fire Friday night, according to Contra Costa ...
Cache County fire officials push for home sprinkler systems 5-12-07
KIFI - Idaho Falls, ID, USA
Cache Valley fire administrators want the areas new homes to be equipped with in-home fire sprinkler systems - something they say would save money and lives ...
District praised for fire safety 5-12-07
Inside Bay Area - Oakland, CA, USA
In Menlo Park, the grand jury noted the district's call for city leaders there to adopt a residential fire sprinkler ordinance. ...
Fire causes evacuation of Greenview Residence 5-11-07
Hibbing Daily Tribune - Hibbing, MN, USA
Crews fought the fire for about 15 minutes, then cut holes in the roof to ensure the blaze had not spread. The fire was put out with the aid of a sprinkler ...
Bill Promotes Safety for Fire Department 5-10-07
WNYC - New York, NY, USA
REPORTER: Currently, the Department of Buildings only informs the FDNY when permits are issued for sprinkler and alarm systems. Mayor Bloomberg is expected ...
Sprinkler rule faces city review 5-8-07
Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, MO, USA
Steve Sapp of the fire department said the rule was based on statistics that show fraternity and sorority houses are more dangerous and need sprinkler ...
Owner says he brought fire code violations down 5-8-07
WRDW-TV - Augusta, GA, USA
But a sprinkler alarm system may have helped firefighters put out the fire much more quickly. Lt. Neal Brown says it took more time to put out the flames ...
Church daycare open as workers repair fire damage 5-7-07
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
The building’s sprinkler system activated and contained the fire to the storage area. Water damaged a ceiling in the church’s fellowship hall and youth room ...
Laundry Room Fire Quickly Extinguished 5-7-07
Los Gatos Observer - Los Gatos, CA, USA
The alarm sounded at 9:48 pm Sunday when a 30-gal. plastic container filled with towels caught fire and the flames triggered the sprinkler system. ...
New sprinkler law takes effect 5-3-07
Thousand Oaks Acorn - Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
A new ordinance requiring fire sprinkler protection in new homes and businesses went into effect in Ventura County on May 1. ...
Nursing home praised for quick fire evacuation 5-3-07
2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge, LA, USA
“The sprinkler system kept it from spreading,” said Adams, who estimated the fire caused between $15000 and $20000 in damages. ...
Red Tape Delayed Sprinklers at Eastern Market 5-2-07
WJLA - Washington, DC, USA
Fire Chief Dennis Rubin says the electrical fire that gutted the 134-year-old market early Monday would have been controlled by a sprinkler system ...
Fraternities, sororities work to improve fire safety 5-1-07
UM Maneater - Columbia, MO, USA
Debbie Sorrell, of the Columbia Fire Marshals, said five of the 13 sorority houses on campus have a full sprinkler system, but none of the six sorority ...
No injuries in Vanguard dorm room fire 5-1-07
Daily Pilot - Costa Mesa, CA, USA
The flames were extinguished by the indoor sprinkler system before firefighters arrived, Kershaw said. Students were evacuated from the building and no one ...