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In the News -
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Deadly fire shines light on sprinkler debate |
11-30-06 |
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
... "Because this fire started above the ceiling, there
may have been a delay before heat reached sprinkler
heads to activate them," Cole said. ... |
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Sprinklers lacking in fatal fire |
11-28-06 |
Sacramento Bee -
CA, USA
... taken effect in time to have required installation
of sprinklers before Sunday's fire. At least two
legislative measures to require such sprinkler systems
have ... |
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City could require fire sprinklers in homes |
11-23-06 |
Northeast
Mississippi Daily Journal - Tupelo, MS, USA
... The American Fire Sprinkler Association prices the
devices at $1 to $2 per square foot, while Security Fire
Protection of Memphis puts them at 85 cents to ... |
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Sprinkler could have saved plaza |
11-21-06 |
The News-Press -
Fort Myers, FL, USA
... South Trail fire battalion chief John McMahon said
Monday that a fire sprinkler system at the Pinebrook
Park shopping plaza could have saved much of the ... |
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Preliminary report cites Christmas tree fire |
11-20-06 |
WKRC 12 -
Cincinnati, OH, USA
... Officials say the hotel's sprinkler system put the
fire out and no one was hurt. About 100 people had to
leave the building for a while. |
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Sprinklers To Be Installed |
11-19-06 |
WOWT - Omaha, NE,
USA
The Lincoln Journal Star reported that Gow made the
announcement following comments from Lincoln's fire
chief that a sprinkler system might have saved the life
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Firefighters speak highly of increased sprinkler use |
11-19-06 |
North Lake Tahoe
Bonanza - Incline Village, NV, USA
... "There's a misconception that if there's a fire and
a sprinkler head is activated that all the sprinklers
will follow and cause water damage throughout the ... |
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Fire sprinklers gaining ground |
11-19-06 |
The Tennessean -
Nashville, TN, USA
... When the temperature reaches 135 degrees, indicating
a fire, the cover falls off and the sprinkler head is
exposed. At 155 degrees ... |
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City council orders chief to prepare fire code study |
11-16-06 |
Reno Gazette
Journal - Reno, NV, USA
Councilwoman Jessica Sferrazza won council support for
the study to examine how other cities have updated their
fire codes to require fire sprinkler systems in ... |
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Sprinklers put out Shell Point fire |
11-15-06 |
Beaufort Gazette -
Beaufort, SC, USA
... Beaufort firefighters responded to an apartment fire
in Shell Point at about noon Tuesday, but a sprinkler
system in the building put out the fire before they ... |
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Controlling fire damage |
11-15-06 |
Poughkeepsie
Journal - Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
... The combination of sprinklers and smoke detectors in
a home reduces the risk of death by 82 percent,
according to the National Fire Sprinkler Association.
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City to consider sprinklers for older hotels |
11-8-06 |
Reno Gazette
Journal - Reno, NV, USA
... Hotel in Las Vegas in 1980, the Nevada Legislature
approved a state law the next year requiring every
building 55 feet or taller to have fire sprinkler
systems ... |
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Blind woman escapes fire, saves man |
11-6-06 |
AZ Central.com -
AZ, USA
... Montgomery said the fire was caused by the man
smoking in bed. A sprinkler in the bedroom was activated
and isolated the fire to the mattress, Montgomery said. |
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FTT Note: THIS is why sprinklers are more
effective than smoke alarms... The detectors had been
rendered inactive, yet the sprinkler did it's job, saved
lives and limited damage!!! |
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One Sprinkler Could Have Saved School |
11-2-06 |
MyFox WGHP - High
Point, NC, USA
GREENSBORO -- According to fire officials, one sprinkler
in the Eastern Guilford High School chemistry lab could
have saved the school. ... |
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Guilford school destroyed by fire had no sprinklers |
11-2-06 |
Wilmington Morning
Star - Wilmington, NC, USA
... at Eastern Guilford High School likely would have
returned to class Thursday if the buildings destroyed by
fire the previous day had a sprinkler system, an ... |
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How many people in a home- City doesn't regulate that |
11-2-06 |
News Leader -
Fernandina Beach, FL, USA
... He conducts fire safety inspections for
state-regulated group homes in the city, checking
emergency lights, exit signs, fire alarms and fire
sprinkler systems. ... |
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