Jun 04, 2008

The Role of Furniture in Residential Fires

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OTTAWA, Jun 2, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) — — An engineering professor at Carleton University is conducting potentially lifesaving research by determining the role of flammable upholstered furniture in fires, thanks to a grant he received from Canada Mortgage [...]

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Jun 04, 2008

Kanagawa, Japan Fire Laws for Care Homes Failing Residents

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Seiji Umezawa, Atsuhito Takahashi and Yasushi Kaneko – The Daily Yomiuri A group home where three mentally disabled people were killed in a fire Monday in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, did not have a fire alarm or sprinkler system installed. The [...]

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Jun 03, 2008

Home Fire Safety – Consumer Bulletin Released

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After much anticipation, the Home Fire Safety – Consumer Bulletin, written by fire protection industry executive, Ryan J. Smith, is now released and ready for download at Residential Fire Sprinklers .com. This report takes a unique approach to educating the [...]

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Jun 01, 2008

Toll Brothers Sues Buckingham, PA Over Building Codes

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By FREDA R. SAVANA – Bucks County Courier Times In a lawsuit filed in Bucks County court, attorneys for Toll Brothers Inc. say Buckingham is wrongly applying outdated township building codes to its projects and should sue the state code. [...]

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Jun 01, 2008

Petaluma, CA Fire Sprinklers in Place Using Sprinkler Grant Program

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By COREY YOUNG – Petaluma Argus Courier There won’t be any burning books on Kentucky Street if the new fire sprinklers at Copperfield’s work as expected — not that anyone wants to see them in action. Just a few doors [...]

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Jun 01, 2008

Palo Alto, CA to Re-ignite Foothills Fire Prevention Plan

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by Sue Dremann – Palo Alto Online With the Summit Fire near Santa Cruz still a smoldering reminder, Palo Alto Fire Chief Nick Marinaro Wednesday told residents a fire disaster in the Palo Alto foothills is a matter of not [...]

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May 31, 2008

Peabody, MA Apartment Fire Sparked by Cigarette

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By Erin Ailworth – Boston Globe PEABODY – A roaring four-alarm fire that tore through a Peabody apartment complex Thursday, leaving 40 people homeless and displacing hundreds of others, is being blamed on a carelessly discarded cigarette butt. Fire Chief [...]

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May 30, 2008

South Carolina Senate Agrees to Fire Sprinkler System Installation Tax Break

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By Tim Smith – Greenville News, SC COLUMBIA — The Senate today gave key approval to a bill that would give tax credits to those installing fire sprinkler systems. Senators voted to give the bill final approval, and it now [...]

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May 28, 2008

Fire Safety Concerns Drive Changes to Alberta Building Code

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RICHARD GILBERT – Journal of Commerce, Canada Building code regulations in Alberta are being beefed-up as a result of a major fire that destroyed dozens of homes in south Edmonton last summer. The devastating residential fire occurred in Edmonton and [...]

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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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