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In the News -
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Bartlett Fire Department welcomes new addition |
9-28-06 |
Bartlett Express -
Memphis, TN, USA
... one to preach what they don't practice, the city
made sure that the new fire station was equipped with
the same multiple-head, automated sprinkler system that
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Smoke alarm saves three lives |
9-27-06 |
Community Journal
North Clermont - Goshen, OH, USA
... said. "Other than a home fire sprinkler system,
working smoke detectors are the most important device
for saving lives from fire.". |
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Counting the cost of a church fire |
9-26-06 |
ChurchCentral.com
- Louisville, KY, USA
... had no smoke alarms and 96 percent had no sprinkler
system. In church buildings that did have automatic
suppression systems, the average loss per fire was cut
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New regional fire authority? |
9-19-06 |
TheNewsTribune.com
(subscription) - Tacoma, WA, USA
... more a year. Businesses will pay more for buildings
that need more fire protection, with discounts for
approved sprinkler systems. ... |
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Chiefs work with fewer firefighters |
9-14-06 |
Pittsburgh Post
Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA, USA
... test sprinkler systems. "It's well known that
volunteer firefighters are the best buy a township can
have," Mr. Spicer said. Peters has had a combination
fire ... |
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Fire Ordinance Doused |
9-13-06 |
Phoenixville News
- Phoenixville, PA, USA
... requiring sprinkler systems in all new construction.
The ordinance, first approved by the Board of
Supervisors in March 2005, required a full fire
suppression ... |
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Off-campus students' fire safety ignored |
9-11-06 |
East Tennessean
Online Edition (subscription) - Johnson City, TN, USA
... O'Brien says the most important things for students
to look for when moving off-campus are smoke alarms,
sprinkler systems, and fire extinguishers in or near ... |
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In Frederick, New Homes Will Require Sprinklers |
9-9-06 |
WJZ - Baltimore,
MD, USA
Every new home in Frederick will have a fire sprinkler
system after the Frederick Board of Aldermen passed an
ordinance on Thursday requiring every new one ... |
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Frederick to debate, adopt sprinkler law |
9-7-06 |
Business Gazette -
Gaithersburg, MD, USA
... on 12 years of data from Prince George’s County
showed that fire damage in ... of $326,752 per incident
had the homes not been equipped with a sprinkler system.
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Apartment damaged in fire |
9-5-06 |
Daily Democrat -
Woodland, CA, USA
... the possible cause, Nail said. The fire could have
been avoided if the apartment had a sprinkler system.
"If this was one of the ... |
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Chicago mourns death of 6 kids in fire |
9-4-06 |
USA Today -
Chicago, IL, USA
A fire swept through the Ramirez family's third-floor
apartment on the city's North Side early Sunday, killing
six children - five from the same family - and injuring
three others and the family's mother. |
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Fire damages South Hall manufacturing plant |
9-2-06 |
Access North
Georgia - Gainesville, GA, USA
... arrived. He credits the sprinkler system for keeping
the fire contained to one area of the building until
they got there. "Three ... |
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Sprinklers Put Fire Out Before Firefighters Arrive |
9-2-06 |
10News.com - San
Diego, CA, USA
-- Firefighters got a break Saturday when a blaze they
were trying to reach in Vista was extinguished by the
building's sprinkler system, a fire captain said. ... |
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Elderly at greater risk for fire death, injury |
9-1-06 |
Orangeburg Times
Democrat - Orangeburg, SC, USA
... County Fire District. "Fire Safety is everyone's
responsibility. Taking advantage of modern technology by
installing a residential sprinkler ... |
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