2009 Multiple Fatality Fires

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the News - February
SC council adopts fire sprinkler code for new homes 2-26-10
FireRescue1
The sprinkler requirement has been opposed by builders. Carr, who headed the Montgomery County (Md.) Fire Department when the county mandated residential ...
Kansas Fire Service Helps Defeat Bill to Prohibit Home Fire Sprinklers 2-26-10
FireEngineering.com
The risk of dying in a home fire is cut by about 80 percent with sprinklers. All model safety codes now include a provision for home fire sprinklers in new ...
Home fire safety 2-25-10
KFOR
It's about preventing the fire and if we can't prevent it, we need to minimize it. Fire sprinklers save lives. They save money. They save water. ...
Oak Hill Fire Dept. plays key role in attack response 2-24-10
Oak Hill Gazette
According to Chief Warren, these efforts, combined with a properly operating fire sprinkler system, dramatically reduced the size of the fire. ...
Guest column- Sprinklers would benefit residents, firefighters 2-24-10
DesMoinesRegister.com
However, when used in combination with other proactive fire protection methods, such as fire sprinklers, they help save lives. Last year, in Iowa there were ...
No injuries in two Mukilteo fires 2-20-10
HeraldNet
A small fire started in the kitchen storage area and spread up the wall. A fire sprinkler controlled the flames, and firefighters extinguished the fire ...
House- O'Neal pleased with action 2-19-10
Topeka Capital Journal
A sharply divided House voted down Friday a bill that would have prohibited city and county governments from ordering installation of fire sprinklers in ...
Fire chief pushes for updated sprinkler laws 2-17-10
Wilmette Life
Fire department officials are recommending the village require automatic fire sprinkler systems in all new buildings, regardless of use or size. ...
Va. firefighters fight sprinkler battle 2-12-10
FireRescue1
State officials in Virginia are looking at whether to adopt building codes mandating fire sprinklers in new one- and two-family homes and townhouses. ...
Boulder fire chief- Requiring sprinklers could improve response 2-10-10
Daily Camera
By Heath Urie Camera Staff Writer Requiring all existing multifamily homes to install automatic fire sprinkler systems would go a long way toward helping ...
A Sprinkler in Your Home 2-8-10
KIMT
That extra cost could save your life. lobbyers are pushing for a new code in Iowa requiring fire sprinklers in new homes. Mason City Fire Chief, ...
Fighting fire with facts 2-4-10
Baltimore Sun
Maryland is a leading state with regard to the percentage of population living in jurisdictions where new homes are required to have fire sprinkler systems. ...
Sprinklers mandated by new fire codes 2-3-10
Porterville Recorder
According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, installation of fire sprinkler systems has only been required in office buildings and multi-family ...
Sprinkler systems set to be installed in all new Welsh homes 2-3-10
Rhyl Journal
“Automated fire sprinklers offer excellent protection to individuals involved in a fire.” Vale of Clwyd Assembly Member Ann Jones, a former fire service ...
Sprinklers prevent heavy damage after fire breaks out at Diner 2-2-10
Asbury Park Press
"We can't stress strongly enough how important it is to have a proper working fire sprinkler system," Batzel said. "It can literally save a business, ...
Fire at Sioux Falls Hotel Overnight Leaves Little Damage 2-2-10
KSFY
The fire had been extinguished by the activation of a single fire sprinkler head from the sprinkler system protecting the building. ...
Small fire reported in relaxation room at Riviera spa 2-2-10
The Desert Sun
No one was injured, and the fire did not damage the building itself, Merriam said. He said one fire sprinkler was activated, and the fire caused some smoke ...
The debate over mandatory fire sprinklers for new homes 2-2-10
SecurityInfoWatch
By Nick Bajzek, Products Editor In November 2009, the International Code Council (ICC) voted to keep the language related to mandatory fire sprinklers ...
Redlands has 20-year lead on state sprinkler law 2-1-10
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Fire sprinklers are nothing new for Redlands homeowners. But they will be for many in other California cities. This year, the state Building Standards ...
In the News - January
Fire extinguished at Franklin's Superior Essex plant 1-29-10
The Tennessean
Fire Marshal Andy King said fire ignited in a mill rod machine that pulls wire. A single fire sprinkler activated, controlling the fire. ...
Firefighter injured, but dogs saved 1-29-10
OCRegister
Two dogs, including this one in a cage, were rescued and the fire was quickly doused because of an efficient fire sprinkler system. ...
Fire sprinklers save lives 1-29-10
Exeter News-Letter
Recently fire officials in Hanover credited the installation of sprinkler protection within a fraternity house (a converted residence) with saving the lives ...
Critic sues over lack of Lake Elsinore City Hall sprinklers 1-29-10
Press-Enterprise
It also indicates that Knight had no other choice but to sue the city to require the fire sprinkler systems installed.
Marshfield to hold public hearing on fire sprinkler oridnance 1-28-10
WSAU
(WSAU) – A draft ordinance that would set new requirements for fire sprinklers in non-residential buildings gets a public hearing in Marshfield tonight. ...
State mandates fire sprinklers in all new homes 1-25-10
Victorville Daily Press
Fire officials are hailing new state standards that require fire sprinklers in new homes, while some builders are criticizing what they call unnecessary ...
Sprinklers- Worth the expense? 1-24-10
Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Wayne Waggoner of the Tennessee Fire Sprinkler Contractors Association disputes that figure, saying that in Tennessee, the cost of adding residential ...
Sprinklers urged for Alabama's older hotels 1-23-10
al.com (blog)
Hoover Fire Marshal Frank Brocato said the two-story Days Inn is the only hotel or motel in Hoover that does not have a fire sprinkler system. ...
Fire at a Springs Apartment Complex Called Suspicious 1-22-10
KRDO
This fire was quickly extinguished by fire crews and the interior fire damage was limited by activated fire sprinkler heads. All residents in the three ...
Early morning fire burns at Cyber Center 1-20-10
KDRV
Firefighters say an early morning fire could have turned into big flames if it weren't for a working sprinkler system. A fire broke out around 2:30 this ...
All new schools in Wiltshire to get sprinklers 1-20-10
Wiltshire Times
By Staff reporter » Every new school in Wiltshire will have fire sprinklers installed as standard if proposals are agreed this month. ...
Three States Adopt Sprinkler Requirements 1-19-10
Occupational Health Safety
In 2009, NFPA launched the Fire Sprinkler Initiative and accompanying Web site (www.firesprinklerinitiative.org/), a nationwide effort to mandate the use of ...
Seton Hall looks back on anniversary of Boland Hall tragedy 1-16-10
NJ.com
But look closer and the subtle signs are everywhere: The fire sprinklers every few feet. The flame-resistant couches in the lounge. ...
Homes to be fitted with fire warning systems 1-16-10
GulfNews
Smoke detectors in bedrooms and fire alarms in all buildings to alert a fire accident. 2. Fire sprinkler protection in specific buildings (see box-2) 3. ...
Garage fire scorches car 1-15-10
Auburn Journal
Davies said he doesn't know how the fire started. Davies said that the family feels lucky that fire sprinklers and emergency responders helped save the ...
Redmond Fire Marshal says sprinkler system may have saved a life 1-15-10
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The sprinkler contained it to a one-foot by two-foot area on the mattress and bedding. “This is a great example of how effective fire sprinklers can be in ...
Sprinkler system douses home fire 1-15-10
Ventura County Star
By From staff reports OXNARD — A residential fire in Oxnard on Thursday would have been much worse were it not for a fire sprinkler system, authorities said ...
14 - Pizza Diners Have to Eat and Run When Fire Breaks Out 1-15-10
KUIK
"Two heads on the sprinkler system activated from the heat of this fire and kept the flames contained," said Hillsboro Fire Inspector Lisa Humpreys. ...
New California homes must have fire sprinklers beginning 2011 1-14-10
Tahoe Daily Tribune
Beginning in 2011 all new one and two-family homes and townhouses built in California must have automatic fire sprinkler systems. ...
RMFD responds to Soho fire 1-13-10
Farragutpress
The summary stated “minimum disruption of services occurred, due in large part to the effective operation of the fire sprinkler system.”
California Approves Requirement for Fire Sprinklers in All New Homes Beginning 1-13-10
PR Newswire (press release)
13 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), the longest-tenured fire sprinkler advocacy organization in the US, announces the State ...
Passion pours out in sprinkler project 1-13-10
The Huntsville Times - al.com
By Gregg L. Parker A feasibility study on fire sprinklers in new homes was all too realistic for one student in Donna Jordan's English class at Bob Jones ...
Official- Sprinklers save lives, reduce fire damage 1-12-10
Edmond Sun
However after firefighters arrived, they were told a single fire sprinkler head had extinguished the fire, Barnes said. “It took less than 100 gallons of ...
Debate heats up over sprinklers 1-11-10
phillyBurbs.com
A heated debate between builders and firefighters ended in victory for the firefighters when a mandate that requires fire sprinklers to be installed in new ...
Electric cord blamed in Tampa high-rise fire 1-9-10
10 Connects
"Fire crews noted that if it hadn't been for the fire sprinkler the fire and smoke damage would have been extensive and threatened other units and people in ...
Mandate makes sense for home sprinklers 1-8-10
DesMoinesRegister.com
The argument that adding the additional cost for fire sprinklers will hurt home sales is specious. They were not making that claim when home prices were ...
Make fire safety priority during cold weather 1-5-10
Gadsden Times
Consider getting a residential fire sprinkler installed. According to statistics, the risk of death by fire is reduced by 82 percent when smoke detectors ...
Family's Christmas saved by home sprinkler system 1-4-10
Park Ridge Herald Advocate
"The family was very fortunate that they were able to stay in their home for the holidays, and their losses were kept to a minimum due to the fire sprinkler ...
Fire at Edgewater boat plant will not effect production 1-4-10
Orlando Sentinel
The fire damaged materials, tools and the building, he said. A fire sprinkler system is credited with helping contain the late-afternoon fire until ...
Understanding perils of house fires 1-4-10
Louisville Courier-Journal
Sadly, when it comes to fire deaths, Kentucky ranks among the bottom eight nationally. Home fire sprinklers are a proven way to save lives and property. ...
Sprinkler contains fire in West Des Moines shop 1-4-10
DesMoinesRegister.com
The damage could have been much worse - and have extended to other Valley Junction businesses - if the fire wasn't partially contained by a fire sprinkler, ...
Herald News Letters- January 3, 2010 1-3-10
NorthJersey.com
The writer is executive director of the New Jersey Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board in North Brunswick. Regarding "Veterans reassured on GI Bill payments" ...
New Hampshire Approves Fire Sprinkler Requirement 1-1-10
FireEngineering.com
The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), the longest-tenured fire sprinkler advocacy organization in the US, announces the State of New Hampshire ...
In the News - December
Some seek to douse sprinkler rule 12-31-09
DesMoinesRegister.com
When both smoke alarms and fire sprinklers are present in a home, the risk of dying in a fire is reduced by 82 percent." Nationwide last year, 403000 of ...
Sprinklers put out 4th Avenue hotel fire 12-28-09
Yuma Sun
Erfert said fire sprinkler systems can keep fires from spreading and can also extinguish them. Fire spreads quickly and can double in size every minute, ...
Top Modular Manufacturer Leading the Charge on Home Sprinkler Systems in ... 12-28-09
PR Newswire (press release)
While smoke alarms are most effective in providing early warning signs of a home fire, sprinkler systems control flames at the earliest stage, ...
Home Safety Council Sees Pennsylvania's Protection of New Homes... 12-28-09
Firehouse.com
“This was a vital and hard-fought effort to ensure that life-saving fire sprinkler technology will protect more people where they are most vulnerable: the ...
How safe are local nightclubs- Fire inspectors plan to find out 12-27-09
TheNewsTribune.com
Jazzbones on Sixth Avenue paid more than $100000 to install fire sprinklers in the old two-story building, daytime manager Sean Culver said. ...
Christmas tree fire displaces family for holiday 12-26-09
Frederick News Post (subscription)
"The fire started in the Christmas tree, which burned quickly causing the residential fire sprinkler system to activate," said Mike Dmuchowski, ...
Christmas Tree Lights Blamed For Devastating Bellefonte Fire 12-24-09
WJACtv.com
As co-chair of the Pennsylvania Fire Sprinkler Coalition, Knisely said that the fire and damage could have been contained if fire sprinklers were installed ...
Sprinklers knock back small fire 12-22-09
Corvallis Gazette Times
“It was a fair amount of water,” said Jim Patton, a fire prevention officer with the Corvallis Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found a fire sprinkler ...
'When I came back, there were flames and smoke' (video) 12-17-09
The Daily Astorian
She said smoke detectors can alert the occupants of a fire in the residence, but residential fire sprinkler systems can extinguish a fire. ...
On Home Fire Sprinklers and EMS 12-17-09
Firehouse.com
Property losses are 85% less in homes with fire sprinklers compared to those without sprinklers. The combination of automatic sprinklers and early-warning ...
Fire sprinklers may become mandatory in new Swift Current sub-divisions 12-6-09
Prairie Post
He added typically a Christmas tree fire would completely gut the house. In a sprinkler house you can be back living in it within 24 hours. ...
T'was the Night Before Christmas 12-16-09
Firehouse.com
Our success with the residential fire sprinklers is not the end of the line, but only the start of the journey. The fire service must continue being ...
Zephyrhills offers incentive to businesses that install sprinklers 12-15-09
Tampabay.com
By Wendy Withers, Times Correspondent ZEPHYRHILLS — Several months after repealing an ordinance requiring businesses to install fire sprinklers, ...
Repeat of Fire Tragedy in Chicago High-Rise Should Have Been Prevented 12-10-09
PR Newswire (press release)
According to Tom Lia, executive director for the nonprofit Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board, "The current Chicago Life Safety Evaluation ...
No sprinkler system in high-rise building 12-10-09
ABC7Chicago.com
"Quick-response sprinklers operate four times faster than a commercial fire sprinkler and allows the people to escape. No firemen are injured, and basically ...
Fire at Togo's in Roseville 12-9-09
Rocklin and Roseville Today
When they arrived, firefighters found that the fire sprinkler system had controlled the fire. After completing extinguishment firefighters cleared out the ...
Sprinklers can bring safety home 12-9-09
Cape Cod Times
James M. Shannon is president of the National Fire Protection Association, which is coordinating the Fire Sprinkler Initiative, a national effort to ...
Cherry Hill blaze shows need for sprinkler rule, firefighters say ... 12-5-09
Philadelphia Inquirer
All but few of them supported expanding the sprinkler requirement. Firefighters and groups such as the New Jersey Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board have been ...
Groups use fiery demo to push home sprinklers 12-4-09
Montgomery Advertiser
Installing home fire sprinklers is not that expensive, the National Fire Protection Association insists. The cost of installing a system averages $1.61 per ...
Fire hits crisis center in Md. 12-2-09
The News Journal
“Undoubtedly, the fire sprinkler system prevented a potential tragedy from occurring.” The fire originated in the kitchen at the stove, Deputy Maryland Fire ...
In the News - November
Firefighters help install sprinklers in Wilmington homes 11-30-09
StarNewsOnline.com
Wilmington firefighters, Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity and Fire Technologies Incorporated have teamed up to install home fire sprinkler systems in a ...
Officials ask for sprinklers at Barnum Apartments 11-30-09
Connecticut Post
... for installing fire sprinklers throughout the PT Barnum Apartments public housing complex, where a family of four perished in a blaze three weeks ago. ...
Firefighters install sprinkler systems in habitat for humanity homes 11-30-09
WECT-TV6
Experts say installing a home sprinkler system along with smoke alarms you can increase your chances of survival in a fire by 82%. ...
Firefighters push for sprinklers 11-29-09
HeraldNet
Only the sprinkler heads closest to the fire will go off, dumping about 20 gallons of water per minute. The average cost to install fire sprinklers in new ...
The National Fire Sprinkler Association Creates Online Resource Toolbox to ... 11-23-09
Earthtimes (press release)
The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA) announces the availability of a new, online resource toolbox to provide community leaders with the latest ...
Life-saving sprinklers face code test in SC 11-21-09
Charleston Post Courier
By BARBARA S. WILLIAMS The good news is that a misguided attempt to reverse last year's hard-fought national building code mandate for fire sprinklers in ...
Red Cross Offers Fire Safety Tips 11-17-09
iBerkshires.com
Consider installing other equipment, such as an automatic fire sprinkler system in your home.  Inspect fireplaces and wood stoves: Use a sturdy screen ...
'Tis the season for home safety 11-14-09
Signal
“In addition to smoke alarms, fire sprinklers can further reduce home fire deaths because it is simply not acceptable to say that roughly 3000 deaths per ...
Garage Fire Sparks Box Alarm 11-13-09
Journal & Topics Newspapers Online
Due to the size of the structure, the lack of fire hydrants in the area, and the lack of a fire sprinkler system, the incident was immediately upgraded to a ...
MoCity Fire & Rescue Reminds Residents To “Install, Inspect, Protect” 11-12-09
FortBendNow
“Having a residential fire sprinkler system in a home will extinguish a fire quickly and cause less water damage than the fire hoses the firefighters use. ...
Mid-County Fire Officials Want Fire Sprinklers For Large Homes 11-10-09
KBMT ABC 12
Fire sprinklers are the idea Mid-County fire officials are talking about for large homes over five thousand square feet - like the ones near Dr. Pradip ...
Groups help fund Habitat sprinkler systems 11-10-09
Edmond Sun
Barnes said Edmond firefighters want to make a difference in their community and recently voted to sponsor a Legacy Station fire sprinkler system. ...
Apartment fire extinguished by sprinkler system 11-9-09
Yuma Sun
Fire sprinkler systems can keep fires from spreading and can also extinguish them. Fire spreads quickly and can double in size every minute. ...
The Greenville News editorial- Pass a good sprinkler bill 11-5-09
Greenville News
A renewed push is expected in January to encourage the use of fire sprinkler systems in South Carolina. What's needed is a mandate for most commercial ...
Police and fire blotter 11-4-09
ReporterNews.com
Units arrived six minutes after receiving the call to find the fire already extinguished by the building's automatic fire sprinkler system and the occupants ...
Firefighters Fight Sprinkler Battle 11-3-09
WYFF4.com
GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC -- It's like having a firefighter inside your home, that's how fire chiefs describe the protection of fire sprinklers. ...
Sprinklers credited with saving home 11-2-09
Brampton Guardian
Local fire officials are crediting a residential fire sprinkler system with limiting damage and perhaps saving lives during a weekend house fire. ...

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