Jul 03, 2008

House Fire in Atascadero, CA Severely Burns Woman

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San Luis Obispo Tribune A woman was hospitalized with burns Wednesday after a fire damaged an Atascadero home. City fire officials said the blaze was caused by smoking and started in the living room of the Olmeda Avenue home. The [...]

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Jul 02, 2008

Firefighter and Resident Injured in Bartlett, IL Blaze

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Courier News BARTLETT — A firefighter and a resident were injured Thursday night after a fire started on a propane grill during a cookout on a backyard deck. Flames spread to the building and caused an estimated $300,000 damage to [...]

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Jul 01, 2008

South Carolina Fire Sprinkler Bill Veto Overridden

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By Tim Smith – Greenville News COLUMBIA — Lawmakers voted unanimously on Wednesday to override Gov. Mark Sanford’s veto of a bill providing incentives to those installing fire sprinklers. The bill now becomes law. The House voted 109-0 while the [...]

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Jun 27, 2008

Small Fire at San Diego Retirement Home

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By Pauline Repard – San Diego Union Tribune Food burning on a stove set off fire sprinklers at St. Stephen’s Retirement Center on Imperial Avenue in Valencia Park in southeast San Diego Monday evening, fire officials said. The burning food [...]

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Jun 26, 2008

Keene, NH Fire Sprinkler System Douses Kitchen Fire in Hi-Rise

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By PAT GROSSMITH – The Union Leader KEENE – A sprinkler system quickly extinguished a kitchen fire this morning in a high-rise apartment building, according a fire official. The fire department was directly alerted at 7:30 a.m. when the sprinkler [...]

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Jun 26, 2008

Honolulu, HI Arson Suspected in Salt Lake Apartment Fire

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Honolulu Advertiser Automatic sprinklers doused a Salt Lake apartment fire today that Honolulu Fire Department investigators determined was intentionally set. Advertisement The 3:40 p.m. fire, which started in the kitchen of unit 204 of the Country Club Plaza complex at [...]

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Jun 26, 2008

CMS Requires Fire Sprinklers in Long-Term Care Facilities

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Occupational Health Safety For the first time, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in the United States will have to install fire sprinkler systems throughout their buildings if they wish to continue to serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. A [...]

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Jun 26, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Projects Delayed at Three USC Dorms

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By JAMES T. HAMMOND – The State Almost 1,000 USC students who live in dorms could go another year without fire-dousing sprinklers and other fire protection because of a state building moratorium. The State Budget and Control Board has halted [...]

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Jun 25, 2008

One Person Dead After Maryland House Fire

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MyFox Washington DC BOWIE, MD – Fire crews say one person was found dead after an early-morning house fire in Prince George’s County on Tuesday, but they’re still trying to determine what started it. Firefighters say the blaze sparked at [...]

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Jun 24, 2008

Manchester, NH Fire Quickly Quelled – Fire Sprinkler System Credited

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By PAT GROSSMITH – The Union Leader MANCHESTER – An early warning smoke alarm system, along with sprinklers, are being credited with containing a fire this morning to a ground floor bedroom in an Eastern Avenue apartment building. District Chief [...]

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