Jul 21, 2008

Fire Loss in California – We Thought we were Safe

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By Gordon Gregory – Salt Lake Tribune I live close to tall trees in Northern California, and on the afternoon of June 12, I held our mare, Millie, and watched wildfire advance toward the draw not 1,000 yards away where [...]

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Jul 21, 2008

Arson Fire – St. Paul, MN Apartments Building

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By KEVIN DUCHSCHERE – Minneapolis Star Tribune Bystanders and firefighters worked furiously late Friday night to rescue residents of a St. Paul apartment building that was deliberately set on fire, officials said. As a result of the quick action, no [...]

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Jul 19, 2008

Fire Safety Upgrades Pushed for Condo Plan – Hampton, NH

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By Annie Hamilton – York Weekly HAMPTON — Review of the plan to demolish the Riviera Motel and residential buildings to make way for a condominium complex was continued to the Planning Board meeting on Aug. 20. The applicant presented [...]

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Jul 18, 2008

Building Fire Sprinklers Contain Fire at Pinole, CA Retirement Home

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By Jonathan Lockett – San Jose Mercury News PINOLE — An accidental fire temporarily displaced residents of a retirement home early Friday, fire officials said. The fire at Bay Park Retirement Residence occurred around 12:08 a.m. when an overheated refrigerator [...]

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Jul 17, 2008

Fire Causes Minor Damage at Apartment Complex – Point Pleasant, WV

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By Diane Pottorff – Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT – Residents who live in the Twin Rivers Tower Apartments complex were able to sleep in their own beds Sunday after being awakened by the fire alarm earlier that morning. Around [...]

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Jul 13, 2008

Council Asked to Repeal Fire Rule – State College, PA

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Centre Daily Times STATE COLLEGE — What was intended to be a fire safety measure for multiple-story rental homes in a section of borough code isn’t really providing much added protection. As such, borough staff has recommended that Borough Council [...]

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Jul 10, 2008

Installing Residential Fire Sprinklers – Steve Kowkabany – Case Study

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. Steve Kowkabany Location: Neptune Beach, FL Home Type: Single Family Yr Built: 1974 Sq. Ft.: 1504 Yr Sprinklers Installed: 2008 Sprinkler Cost: $2500 Earlier in 2008, Steve Kowkabany decided to retrofit his house in Neptune Beach, FL with residential [...]

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Jul 09, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Bill in South Carolina is Now Law

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By Martha Entwistle – Security Systems News COLUMBIA, S.C.–A bill that provides tax incentives to homes and businesses that install sprinkler systems became law on June 26 when the South Carolina Legislature voted unanimously to override Gov. Mark Sanford’s June [...]

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Jul 08, 2008

Fire Causes $35000 in Damage in Hoffman Estates, IL

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Chicago Daily Herald Hoffman Estates fire officials are investigating what caused an attic fire in a two-story home at 1680 Jefferson Road. The fire department was called to the scene at 3:20 p.m. Saturday after someone reported smoke coming from [...]

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Jul 07, 2008

No Fire Sprinklers at Sumter, SC Apartment Fire

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By Alison Rauch – WACH Fire officials continue to investigate what sparked a weekend blaze that left 20 people homeless. Flames broke out around 1 a.m. Saturday at the Union Square Apartments off Houck Street. When firefighters arrived, the two-story [...]

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