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

Reconstruction of Conshohocken Apartments Will Have Fire Sprinklers

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By CARL ROTENBERG – Norristown Times Herald The reconstruction of two apartment buildings in Conshohocken destroyed by the eight-alarm fire in August will include sprinkler systems in attic areas that are not currently required by state construction codes. Brian O’Neill, [...]

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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 15, 2008

Fire Prevention Week: Home Hazard Inspection

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How many times have you left the house in the morning and wondered, “Did I turn off the stove?” With our busy lives, the safety of our homes and families are sometimes relegated to the back of our minds – [...]

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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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Sep 13, 2008

Conshohocken Apartments Fire Survives Closer Scrutiny

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By Matt Brezius – Pottstown Mercury It has been nearly four weeks since the massive blaze that ripped through the Riverwalk at Millennium apartment complex in Conshohocken, but the catastrophic fire is still making news. Three lawsuits have been filed [...]

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Sep 10, 2008

Ocean Isle Beach, NC Fire Victims Families Urge Residential Fire Sprinkler Use

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By JAMES ROSEN – The State Kaaren Mann and Bonnie Woodruff share a tragic burden that is almost too painful for them to bear. Mann’s daughter, Lauren Mahorn, died in the Ocean Isle beach-house fire last October that also killed [...]

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Sep 09, 2008

Fire Officials Want New Jersey Governor to Approve New Fire Sprinkler Code

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By Tom Hester – Newark Star-Ledger The Corzine administration has until Sept. 17 to decide if the new state fire code should require that sprinklers be installed in about 470 high-rise residential and office buildings statewide. The proposed mandate for [...]

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Sep 08, 2008

Conshohocken Apartment Fire Litigation Continues

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By MARGARET GIBBONS – Times Herald Insurance companies now are jumping into the litigation surrounding the catastrophic fire that ripped through the Riverwalk at Millennium apartment complex in Conshohocken on Aug. 13. Four major insurance companies, which insured tenants’ property [...]

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