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Life-saving sprinklers face code test in South Carolina The Post & Courier - Nov. 22, 2009 Share     The good news is that a misguided attempt to reverse last year's hard-fought national building code mandate for fire sprinklers in new residential construction has gone down to overwhelming defeat. It's safe to say that when the committee and floor votes were taken late last month, no one in the Baltimore, Md., audience of several thousand was more elated than S.C.'s State Fire Marshal John Reich. More
Cost of installing residential fire sprinklers averages $1.61 per square foot NFPA Share A national perspective on the cost of installing residential fire sprinklers is examined in a new report Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment (PDF, 634 KB), released by the Fire Protection Research Foundation, an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association. According to the report, the cost of installing sprinkler systems to the home builder averaged $1.61 per sprinklered square foot. Sprinklered square feet is the total area of spaces with sprinklers. More Virginia apartment blaze put out by sprinklers WWBT - Dec. 17, 2009 Share Elderly residents in Richmond, Va., are counting their blessings. They survived after their apartment building catches fire. Firefighters say a resident on the 3rd floor was cooking and left a pot on the stove. That pot is what caught fire. Firefighters say it was that sprinkler system that prevented this fire from turning deadly. More
Mid-County, Texas, fire officials want fire sprinklers for large homes KBMT - Nov. 10, 2009 Share A recent fire at a large Mid-County, Texas, home is sparking discussion about safety among fire officials. The conversation comes one month after an eight thousand square-foot home in Port Neches, Texas, burned to the ground, forcing 50 firefighters to battle the blaze. More Sprinkler 'instrumental' in stopping Bass Pro Shop blaze WTVR - Nov. 22, 2009 Share An overnight fire at Bass Pro shops in Hanover, Md., caused some damage, but fire officials believe the store's sprinkler system was instrumental in stopping any further damage. More
Council puts off City Hall sprinkler design KGTV San Diego - Dec. 8, 2009 Share Citing budget restraints, San Diego City Council members sidelined a $5 million project to install legally mandated fire sprinklers at City Hall. The city adopted a law in 1986 that requires the installation of fire sprinklers in all high-rise buildings. The 14-story City Hall, which is partially equipped with sprinklers, is the only building out of compliance. More Calgary, Alberta, to study mandatory residential sprinklers CBC News - Dec. 14, 2009 Share In the wake of a massive fire that destroyed five Calgary homes, city council has asked for a study into the costs of mandatory sprinklers in every new home. More
High-rise fire: Resident angry that residential units lacked sprinklers Chicago Tribune - Dec. 13, 2009 Share Chicago requires a sprinkler system for residential high-rises built after 1975. Resident Maureen Marley's building, at 260 E. Chestnut St. in the Gold Coast neighborhood, was constructed in the mid-1960s. In January 2002, a woman who lived down the hallway from Marley died after discarded smoking materials caught fire in her 14th-floor unit. Eleven others were injured in the blaze, including eight firefighters. The tragedy revived criticism of city building codes by local fire experts. Marley joined their cause, appealing to both her condominium board and city officials to retrofit her building for sprinklers. More
Sprinkler credited for saving Tennessee apartment NWTN Today - Dec. 11, 2009 Share As quickly as the structure fire was called into the department at The Reserve apartments in Martin, Tenn., it was extinguished. Martin Fire Chief Russell Schwahn credits the sprinkler system in place at the apartment complex. More California restaurant sprinklers saved the day Roseville Press-Tribune - Dec. 10, 2009 Share Roseville Fire is crediting a restaurant's sprinkler system for preventing a structure fire from getting out of control in Roseville, Calif. When they arrived, firefighters found that the fire sprinkler system had controlled the fire. More |
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Articles appear courtesy of SprinklerAge Weekly NewsBrief, reprinted with permission.