Mar 03, 2009

Minnesota Delays Adoption of IRC Residential Fire Sprinklers Requirement

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Hastings Star Gazette Rules to mandate automatic fire sprinklers in new homes constructed after Jan. 1, 2011, will be delayed, the state Department of Labor and Industry says. In a decision announced Monday in a letter to code officials, design [...]

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Feb 15, 2009

Home Fire Safety

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“Discover How You and Your Family Can Feel the Comfort of Continuous Fire Protection In Your Home…” Consider… – That the most effective and reliable fire protection system was invented over 100 years ago, yet your home most likely is [...]

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Feb 15, 2009

Designing the Home Fire Sprinkler System to Survive

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Before a fire sprinkler system in a house can help protect its occupants from a fire, it has to survive at least two difficult obstacles. First, it has to be tough enough to last through possible neglect from its owners. [...]

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Feb 12, 2009

Arizona Bill HB2267 Would Bar Communities From Requiring Fire Sprinklers

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By Daniel Newhauser – Cronkite News Service Laura Gentile said she rests easier knowing that she, her husband and her 16-year-old daughter live under a ceiling sporting fire sprinklers. “I for sure feel safer with them,” she said from the [...]

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Jan 29, 2009

New Fire Sprinkler Webinar Focuses On The Growing Residential Market Opportunity For Plumbing Contractors

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Webinar presentation will educate plumbing contractors on the rapidly changing residential fire sprinkler market and why they are in the best position to perform these services. This webinar is available for online viewing Click on the following link to access [...]

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Jan 27, 2009

Home Builders Attack Residential Fire Sprinklers By Introducing State Legislation

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Just weeks after the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) request to appeal residential fire sprinkler requirements in the 2009 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC) was defeated, the home builders lobby has moved on to their next attempt [...]

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Jan 15, 2009

Shasta County, CA – Home Fire Sprinkler Ordinance Expected to Spark Controversy

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By Michael Woodward – AndersonValleyPost.com While most of the California state fire code is expected to be adopted at the county level without protest, Shasta County Fire Marshal Jim Diehl said that the sprinkler ordinance will get the most attention. [...]

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Jan 15, 2009

Goodyear, AZ – Trailer Home Fire Serves As Reminder For Basic Fire Safety

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By Jackee Coe – The Arizona Republic A fire in a back room of a trailer home in Goodyear served as a reminder of basic fire safety practices and the value of residential fire sprinklers. The Goodyear Fire Department received [...]

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Jan 09, 2009

Recent Fire Deaths Spark Calls for Increased Fire Safety Awareness

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Since Thanksgiving 2008, there have been more than 158 fatal fires in the United States resulting in over 200 fire fatalities. Just between between Christmas Eve and January 7 the following fatality fires were reported by the news media: * [...]

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Jan 06, 2009

Anne Arundel, MD Passes Fire Sprinkler Requirement for New Homes

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By ERIN COX – HomeTownAnnapolis.com Fire sprinklers will soon be required in all new Anne Arundel homes after the County Council approved the mandate last night. Firefighters have lobbied for the across-the-board sprinkler rule for the better part of a [...]

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