Aug 28, 2008

Builders Call for Changes to Alberta’s Fire Code

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By Sean Myers – Calgary Herald Builders say changes to the provincial building code designed to improve fire safety will cost new homebuyers thousands of dollars and create as many problems as they solve. The Alberta chapter of the Canadian [...]

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Aug 28, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Put Out Fire in Apartment – Kitchener, Ontario

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The Record KITCHENER — A fire at a Kitchener apartment building last night was contained thanks to a functioning alarm and sprinkler system. Platoon chief Ron Taves said when firefighters arrived at the second-floor apartment at 25 Joseph St. at [...]

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Aug 27, 2008

Person Dies in Fire at Southwest Portland Retirement Community

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By Valerie Hurst – KATU PORTLAND, Ore. – A 57-year-old woman died and two others were injured early Wednesday when a mattress caught fire at a southwest Portland retirement community, authorities said. The fire ignited in an apartment on the [...]

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Aug 27, 2008

Fire Prevention Week: Fire Departments Urge Residents to Prevent Home Fires

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A pot holder too close to a lit burner or a space heater left on overnight could be all it takes to start a home fire. In fact, cooking and heating are among the leading causes of home fires in [...]

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Aug 27, 2008

Apartment Building Evacuated for Fire in State College, PA

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By Pete Bosak – Centre Daily Times A fire that broke out in a bathroom fan Tuesday morning forced a temporary evacuation on Building J of Lion’s Crossing apartments at 201 Vairo Blvd. A sprinkler system put out the fire [...]

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Aug 26, 2008

Vintage Apartments Fire in Silversale, WA

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Bothell Reporter One person sustained injuries during an apartment fire Friday, Aug. 22 at the Vintage Apartments in Silverdale. The facility’s sprinkler system extinguished the blaze and limited smoke and fire damage to the apartment of origin. Central Kitsap Fire [...]

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Aug 26, 2008

Fire Destroys Nine Homes in Boise, ID

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By Statesman staff – Idaho Statesman Ten homes were destroyed and nine homes were damaged by a grass fire that started at Amity and Holcomb roads around 7 p.m., Boise Police spokeswoman Lynn Hightower said. The homes destroyed are on [...]

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Aug 25, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Safety in Homes – Home Builder Perspective

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By Marty Hope – Calgary Herald It was the last session of a four-day conference in Las Vegas on fire safety and Murray Pound gambled that maybe, just maybe, it might be one he should attend. He had no idea [...]

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Aug 22, 2008

County Calls for Tougher Codes after Conshohocken Apartment Fire

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By MARGARET GIBBONS – The Phoenix NORRISTOWN — The Montgomery County commissioners want tougher fire protection measures incorporated into municipal building and fire codes in the wake of last week’s catastrophic blaze that destroyed two of the four occupied apartment [...]

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Aug 21, 2008

Smoke Alarms – Missouri State Committee at Odds Over Wording

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By John Ford – Neosho Daily News A state legislative committee is at odds over the phrasing of part of a new law enacted to improve fire safety at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in Missouri. The Joint [...]

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