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In the
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Hickory Hills may require fire sprinklers |
9-30-07 |
Chicago Daily
Southtown - Chicago, IL, USA
"If new homes have to install sprinklers, then people
totally rebuilding old houses have to do it, too." Some
aldermen favor enforcing sprinkler ... |
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Sprinkler system saves multi-million dollar home |
9-29-07 |
Tahoe Daily
Tribune - South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
For more information on automatic sprinkler systems or
to schedule a free fire safety inspection, contact the
Lake Valley Fire Protection District at (530) ... |
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Proposed Mandatory Fire Sprinklers for New Homes |
9-29-07 |
CBS 47 - Fresno,
CA, USA
The City of Fresno is in the midst of a legal battle
over their fire sprinkler ordinance. They are trying to
amend their fire code and take the issue back ... |
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Fire breaks out at business on Western Avenue |
9-26-07 |
Capital News 9 -
Albany, NY, USA
Westmere's fire chief said the extent of the damage
could have been avoided if there were sprinklers.
Westmere Fire Department Chief William Swartz said, ... |
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Local fire department saves lives through prevention |
9-26-07 |
University of
North Carolina The Daily Tar Heel - Chapel Hill, NC, USA
More than 50 Habitat for Humanity houses in Orange
County are safer from fires thanks to the Chapel Hill
Firefighters Association's fire sprinkler program ... |
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St. Charles puts sprinkler law on hold until 2008 |
9-26-07 |
Chicago Daily
Herald - Chicago, IL, USA
... law requiring sprinkler systems in new homes will
remain in limbo for another three months in the St.
Charles Countryside Fire Protection District. ... |
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Sprinkler element left out of new rules |
9-25-07 |
St. Cloud Times -
St. Cloud, MN, USA
St. Cloud Fire Chief Bill Mund and Fire Marshal Mike
Post had recommended inclusion of the optional chapter,
which had been part of the city's previous code ... |
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No injuries reported in Sunday fire |
9-25-07 |
The Eureka
Reporter - Eureka, CA, USA
The fire was found to have been extinguished by an
in-room fire sprinkler located above the bed. No
injuries were reported. Total damages are estimated to
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Johnston fire code revision is urged |
9-25-07 |
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines, IA, USA
Johnston Fire Chief Jim Krohse addressed the City
Council during a work session Sept. 17 to explain
sprinkler requirements that were approved in October ... |
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Home sprinkler group wins education grant |
9-24-07 |
Contractor Mag -
Des Plaines, IL, USA
The US Department of Homeland Security has announced
that the nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition has
received a grant award through the Fire Prevention ... |
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Town hopes to put out fires before they start |
9-24-07 |
commercialappeal.com (subscription) - Memphis, TN, USA
Piperton city and fire department officials watch a
demonstration showing how a fire triggers a sprinkler
system. City leaders hope to pass an ordinance ... |
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Firefighters, sprinklers 'save' Rainforest |
9-22-07 |
Daily News -
Galveston County - TX, USA
The firefighters also had help from the restaurant's
sprinkler system. "That sprinkler discharging kept the
fire from spreading and kept it small enough for ... |
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One
hurt in St. Charles hotel fire |
9-21-07 |
Chicago Daily
Herald - Chicago, IL, USA
The blaze activated the hotel's sprinkler system, which
put out the flames, said Assistant Fire Chief Steve
Fuller. The man, who was not identified, ... |
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Fire Empties UConn Dorm |
9-21-07 |
Hartford Courant -
United States
The fire broke out at 11:13 pm, activating the dorm's
sprinkler system. UConn firefighters put out the flames
with fire extinguishers, Williams said. ... |
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Sprinklers stop two fires in same night |
9-20-07 |
Kane County
Chronicle - Geneva, IL, USA
The fire at La Vita broke out just before 8 pm, and the
other a little less than three hours later. "Once again,
the benefits of the installed sprinkler ... |
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IAFC Issues Smoke Alarm Recommendations |
9-19-07 |
Fire Chief -
Chicago, IL, USA
... fire-protection program that includes integrating
family-escape plans, proper usage of smoke alarms and
installation of residential sprinkler systems," ... |
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Fire Causes Residential Care Facility Evacuation |
9-19-07 |
KOMU-TV -
Colombia, MO, USA
Fire crews found a commercial dryer on fire in the
laundry area upon their arrival. Enough heat was
generated by the fire that a single sprinkler head was
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Mayor Riley Speech |
9-18-07 |
WCBD-TV - Mt.
Pleasant, SC, USA
State law did not require the Sofa Super Store to have a
sprinkler system. Had there been a sprinkler system, the
results of this fire would have been ... |
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No sprinklers in 3 apartment fires |
9-18-07 |
News & Observer -
Raleigh, NC, USA
That fire damaged 22 apartments and displaced at least
90 people. Raleigh fire codes do not require sprinkler
systems in the attics of apartment complexes ... |
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Kitchen fire at Caribbean Apartments in Washington |
9-17-07 |
Washington Daily
News - Washington, NC, USA
"It was mostly smoke." An automatic sprinkler system
came on inside the apartment. Midyette used a fire
extinguisher on the blaze. The fire was out by the ... |
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Fire inspections a priority in county |
9-17-07 |
Mount Vernon News
- Mount Vernon, OH, USA
For example, if a small restaurant owner discovers as a
result of an inspection that the sprinkler system is
substandard, the fire department will advise it ... |
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Explosion and fire in Wichita City Hall |
9-17-07 |
KSNW - Wichita,
KS, USA
The sprinkler system was able to prevent the fire from
spreading. "Actually when the explosion occurred,
because of the heat the sprinkler went off and kept ... |
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Nursing home fire injures one |
9-15-07 |
KARE -
Minneapolis, MN, USA
The fire started in a patient's room at the Richfield
Care Center on Portland Avenue, but was extinguished by
the in-house sprinkler system. ... |
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Greeks use loans to fire-proof houses |
9-14-07 |
Daily Trojan
Online - Los Angeles, CA, USA
USC offers no-interest loans to help frats and
sororities with cost of installing updated sprinkler,
fire-safety systems. Safe at home | Gamma Phi Beta ... |
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Small Fire Hits Inderkum High |
9-13-07 |
KQCA, My58.com -
Sacramento, CA, USA
Officials found that a fire caused the sprinkler to go
off. Firefighters stayed at the scene to help school
officials remove water from the room. ... |
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Unattended cooking pot causes fire |
9-13-07 |
San Mateo County
Times - San Mateo, CA, USA
8 pm, an hour after fire district officials finished
proposing a sprinkler ordinance to the Menlo Park City
Council, which is eyeing the idea cautiously. ... |
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Students
learn campus fire perils at KSU |
9-13-07 |
Akron Beacon
Journal - Akron, OH, USA
A fire was set in each room. The room with a sprinkler
system attached was saved in 30 seconds. The room
without was fully engulfed in 30 seconds and had to ... |
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Fire forces evacuation of SKF plant |
9-12-07 |
Access North
Georgia - Gainesville, GA, USA
"The fire was controlled by the sprinkler system that
went off and held the fire until we got there," says
Cagle. "There is no dollar amount loss yet on the ... |
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Fire forces elderly out into rain |
9-11-07 |
Journal Inquirer -
Manchester, CT, USA
The call came in around 8:20 am, and the fire was
quickly knocked out by the center's sprinkler system,
fire officials said. One resident was taken to ... |
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Sprinklers not required in flea market building |
9-11-07 |
Asbury Park Press
- Asbury Park, NJ, USA
"The new regulations include use of sprinkler systems,
alarm systems and fire retardant materials." CARE TO
COMMENT? Visit our Web site, www.app.com, ... |
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Fire safety ordinances meet with resistance |
9-11-07 |
St. Petersburg
Times - St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Fire Chief Keith Williams said the company that makes
the systems has never had a breach. It would require
sprinkler systems to be installed in new ... |
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Virginia Firefighters Have Live Burn in Dinwiddie |
9-11-07 |
Firehouse.com
(subscription) - USA
Tony Williams, Dinwiddie Fire Marshal said different
scenarios were set up. One room had a sprinkler head
that activated,one room didn't,this enabled ... |
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Huntley repeals fire sprinkler law |
9-8-07 |
Chicago Tribune -
United States
More than 40 communities in Illinois require fire
sprinkler systems in new single-family homes, according
to the non-profit Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler ... |
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NU housing to have sprinklers in wake of fire |
9-6-07 |
Action 3 News -
Omaha, NE, USA
The house did not have a sprinkler system, nor was one
required. University of Nebraska facilities manager
Rebecca Koller says new residence halls such as ... |
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Fire marshal shows trailer to league |
9-5-07 |
Midwest City Sun -
Midwest City, OK, USA
The average in a home with a sprinkler system is $2500.
"There is not a single documented case of a fatality in
a properly operating fire sprinkler system," ... |
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Home sprinkler group unveils 'Educator Kit' |
9-5-07 |
Contractor Mag -
Des Plaines, IL, USA
The non-profit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition has
introduced its new Public Education Kit. The kit is
available free to fire service and public educators ... |
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Local fire code sparks debate |
9-4-07 |
Record-Searchlight
(subscription) - Redding, CA, USA
28 in part to object that the city planned to slightly
expand fire sprinkler requirements without exploring
less costly alternatives. ... |
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City fire chief ready for next call |
9-3-07 |
Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle - Rochester, NY, USA
He already has big plans, suggesting that the state
mandate not just smoke detectors but carbon monoxide
detectors in all residences and sprinkler systems ... |
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Man's legs burned in apartment fire |
9-2-07 |
Arizona Daily Star
- Tucson, AZ, USA
The couch caught on fire and the man was burned on his
legs. Approximately 20 people were evacuated from the
complex. Sprinklers in the apartment went off, ... |
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