Oct 24, 2008

Anne Arundel, MD – Council Bill to Require Fire Sprinklers in All New Homes

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By ERIN COX – HometownAnnapolis.com In the wake of a deadly fire last week, Council Chairman Cathy Vitale has revived her plan to mandate a sprinkler system for every new home. Ms. Vitale, R-Severna Park, introduced a bill Monday night [...]

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Oct 20, 2008

Fires at a Senior Living Complex in Anderson, SC Ruled Arson

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By Anna Simon – Greenville News Two fires that destroyed much of a senior-living complex early Sunday have been ruled arson, Anderson Fire Chief Jack Abraham said Monday. While investigators piece together clues from the scene, the American Red Cross [...]

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Oct 12, 2008

Anderson, SC Residents Homeless After Suspicious Fires at Apartment Building

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Residents of Heatherwood Apartments in Anderson were homeless this morning after a “suspicious” fire destroyed much of senior-living complex early today. The fire was reported at 4:35 a.m., just hours after firefighters had responded to another fire at the same [...]

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Oct 01, 2008

Home Safety Council Research Finds Majority of Families Unprepared for Home Fires

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ — The national nonprofit Home Safety Council (HSC) has released new national survey results revealing that only 37 percent of respondents have taken any actions at home to prevent fires and burns — the third leading [...]

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Sep 22, 2008

Residential Fire Sprinklers Market Growth and Labor Demand Analysis

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Residential Fire Sprinkler Market Potential Exceeds $3 Billion Annually – Over 10,000 Additional Skilled Workers Needed New residential fire sprinkler market analysis projects the market potential and labor demand created by the passing and eventual widespread enforcement of amendment RB64-07/08 [...]

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Sep 21, 2008

ICC Approves Residential Fire Sprinklers in the International Residential Code

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Voting members of the leading building code body in the nation, the International Code Council (ICC), overwhelmingly supported a residential fire sprinkler requirement for all new one- and two-family homes and townhouses. Fire service and building code officials united to [...]

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Sep 19, 2008

International Code Council Ready to Vote on Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirements

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The Residential Fire Sprinklers Code has passed! See the article “ICC Approves Residential Fire Sprinklers in the International Residential Code“ With the International Code Council (ICC) hearings in progress at the Minneapolis Convention Center, September 14-23, 2008, the Wall Street [...]

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Sep 17, 2008

Requiring Residential Fire Sprinklers Being Debated in Gallatin County, MT

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By Michael Tucker – Belgrade News In the smoldering debate over fire-protection regulations in Gallatin County, three plywood structures resembling dog houses were set ablaze Friday in an effort to illustrate the benefits of fire retardant as opposed to sprinkler [...]

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Sep 16, 2008

Village of Park Forest, IL Amends Fire Code to Require Residential Fire Sprinklers

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eNews Park Forest The Village Board recently passed an amendment to the Fire Prevention Code lowering the square footage requirement for sprinkler protection in new commercial structures and mandates residential sprinklers in new single-family homes. The measure lowers the square [...]

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Sep 14, 2008

Residential Fire Sprinklers Cost and Insurance Discount Study Released

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A national perspective on the cost of installing residential fire sprinklers is examined in a new report Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment , released today by the Fire Protection Research Foundation, an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association. According [...]

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