Jun 24, 2008

Manchester, NH Fire Quickly Quelled – Fire Sprinkler System Credited

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By PAT GROSSMITH – The Union Leader MANCHESTER – An early warning smoke alarm system, along with sprinklers, are being credited with containing a fire this morning to a ground floor bedroom in an Eastern Avenue apartment building. District Chief [...]

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Jun 19, 2008

Seattle, WA Fire Hits Eastlake Apartments

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By Charles E. Brown – Seattle Times A neighbor across the hall from Diana Martin’s second-floor unit in the Roanoke Terrace apartment building led her to safety Monday afternoon. Her 12-year-old tabby cat, Fitzgerald, was overcome by smoke and resuscitated [...]

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Jun 18, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Save a Wilmington, DE Apartment Building

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By Erica Guidetti – WDEL 1150AM A sprinkler system helped prevent extensive damage to a Wilmington Apartment complex. Fire Fighters were called to the Towne Estate complex because of the smell of smoke. When they first arrived they did not [...]

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Jun 17, 2008

Fire Safety – No Smoking in Apartments?

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By JENN WIANT – Northwest Herald HARVARD – Tenants of Cunat Inc. apartments can do anything they like in their units, as long as it is legal and does not affect other tenants, said Christopher Zock, Cunat’s vice president of [...]

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Jun 14, 2008

Beaverton, Oregon Fire Wrecks Apartments Leaving 40 Without Homes

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By David R. Anderson – The Oregonian BEAVERTON — A three-alarm fire tore through an apartment building early this morning, displacing about 40 residents and killing a dog. Investigators were examining whether a discarded cigarette caused the fire after a [...]

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Jun 11, 2008

Prevention Still Best Way to Fight Fires

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By Joan Oliver – Northwest Herald Fire safety is a lot like insurance: You don’t think about it until you need it. That is, until something bad happens. Last week in Harvard, 27 people were displaced when two apartment buildings [...]

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Jun 08, 2008

Massachusetts Fire Marshal Wants Code Changes on Fire Sprinklers

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By Christine McConville – Boston Herald In the wake of yet another massive blaze at an apartment complex, State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan is calling for changes to the state’s building code. Coan said earlier this week that he is [...]

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Jun 04, 2008

California Renters Have Beef With Fire Safety BBQ Ban

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By Lisa Fernandez – Mercury News David Farren loves to unwind by barbecuing on his third-story Campbell apartment balcony. Rib-eye steaks. Teriyaki chicken. Beef rubbed with olive oil and rosemary. But this age-old rite of outdoor cooking is under attack. [...]

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May 28, 2008

Long Beach, CA Affordable Fire Safety

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Long Beach Press-Telegram Residents of older high rises whose safety was the concern of a Long Beach City Council committee can breathe a sigh of relief, but not for the reason you might think. They didn’t seem to want the [...]

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