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Aug 01, 2009

Home Fire Sprinkler System Requirement Consideration Moving Forward in Virginia

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By Carol Hazard – Madison Messenger Builders in Virginia won’t be required to install sprinkler systems in new homes—at least for now. Firefighters hope that will change, as the Virginia Board of Housing and Community Development considers whether to adopt [...]

Sep 07, 2008

IAFF Joins Coalition in Support of Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement

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The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has adopted a resolution supporting a change to the International Residential Code (IRC) to require fire sprinklers in new single-family homes (IRC Proposal RB64-07/08). The IRC is the model code governing residential construction [...]

Jul 29, 2008

New Building Codes for Safety Could Present a Hurdle for Redevelopment

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By Jeff Mores – Northwest Arkansas’ News BENTONVILLE – Normally, firefighters are the only people who get excited about indoor sprinkler systems. As Aug. 1 – the day the updated Arkansas Fire Prevention Code goes into effect – approaches, sprinklers [...]

Jul 03, 2008

Fire Rules Few for Beach Houses

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By Martha Quillin and Jerry Allegood – Raleigh News & Observer OCEAN ISLE BEACH – Bigger beach houses all along the North Carolina coast are packing people into places where sprinklers and other fire safety measures are not required, state [...]

Jul 01, 2008

California Sets New Building Codes for Areas Vulnerable to Fire

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By Paul Rogers – San Jose Mercury News When Ed Kanner decided to build a new home in the foothills just south of downtown Los Gatos, he chose an unusual roof. Steel, painted brown to blend in with the oaks [...]

Jun 09, 2008

Make Your Home Fire Safe

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By G.K. Sharman – Orlando Sentinel Most people wouldn’t notice, but in Baldwin Park, fire hydrants are farther apart than they are in other communities — 500 feet instead of the typical 300 feet. It’s one of the trade-offs the [...]

Home Fire Sprinkler System Requirement Consideration Moving Forward in Virginia

IAFF Joins Coalition in Support of Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement

New Building Codes for Safety Could Present a Hurdle for Redevelopment

Fire Rules Few for Beach Houses

California Sets New Building Codes for Areas Vulnerable to Fire

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