Jun 04, 2008

West Virginia Fire Marshal Claims New Dorms Safer Than Most Homes

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By Tony Rutherford – Huntingtonnews.net Frame interior construction has prompted occasional queries about fire at the two new Marshall University dormitories now under construction. However, according to State Fire Marshall Rudy Raynes, who has observed their progress approximately every other [...]

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Jun 04, 2008

Kanagawa, Japan Fire Laws for Care Homes Failing Residents

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Seiji Umezawa, Atsuhito Takahashi and Yasushi Kaneko – The Daily Yomiuri A group home where three mentally disabled people were killed in a fire Monday in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, did not have a fire alarm or sprinkler system installed. The [...]

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Jun 04, 2008

Tenants Escape Saturday Fire Unharmed in Columbia, MO

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By PHOUSAVANH SENGSAVANH – Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA — Investigators have not determined what sparked a fire Saturday morning at 2100 Cherry Hill Drive. According to a Columbia Fire Department news release, officials are focusing on electrical problems and speculations of [...]

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Jun 03, 2008

Home Fire Safety – Consumer Bulletin Released

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After much anticipation, the Home Fire Safety – Consumer Bulletin, written by fire protection industry executive, Ryan J. Smith, is now released and ready for download at Residential Fire Sprinklers .com. This report takes a unique approach to educating the [...]

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Jun 01, 2008

Petaluma, CA Fire Sprinklers in Place Using Sprinkler Grant Program

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By COREY YOUNG – Petaluma Argus Courier There won’t be any burning books on Kentucky Street if the new fire sprinklers at Copperfield’s work as expected — not that anyone wants to see them in action. Just a few doors [...]

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Jun 01, 2008

Palo Alto, CA to Re-ignite Foothills Fire Prevention Plan

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by Sue Dremann – Palo Alto Online With the Summit Fire near Santa Cruz still a smoldering reminder, Palo Alto Fire Chief Nick Marinaro Wednesday told residents a fire disaster in the Palo Alto foothills is a matter of not [...]

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May 31, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Douses Fire at Riverside Resort

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By JIM MANIACI- Mohave Valley News LAUGHLIN – A sprinkler quickly doused a Wednesday morning fire in a room on the 24th floor of the Riverside Resort Hotel-Casino. There were no injuries, according to the Clark County Fire Department. “It [...]

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May 31, 2008

Peabody, MA Apartment Fire Sparked by Cigarette

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By Erin Ailworth – Boston Globe PEABODY – A roaring four-alarm fire that tore through a Peabody apartment complex Thursday, leaving 40 people homeless and displacing hundreds of others, is being blamed on a carelessly discarded cigarette butt. Fire Chief [...]

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May 28, 2008

Fire Safety Concerns Drive Changes to Alberta Building Code

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RICHARD GILBERT – Journal of Commerce, Canada Building code regulations in Alberta are being beefed-up as a result of a major fire that destroyed dozens of homes in south Edmonton last summer. The devastating residential fire occurred in Edmonton and [...]

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May 28, 2008

Long Beach, CA Affordable Fire Safety

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Long Beach Press-Telegram Residents of older high rises whose safety was the concern of a Long Beach City Council committee can breathe a sigh of relief, but not for the reason you might think. They didn’t seem to want the [...]

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