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Dec 20, 2009

New Hampshire Adopting 2009 IRC With The Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement

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On Friday, December 11, the New Hampshire State Code Review Board voted in the majority to adopt the International Residential Code 2009 edition, including townhouse automatic fire sprinkler systems and one- and two-family dwellings automatic fire sprinkler systems; effective April [...]

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 [...]

Apr 12, 2009

Fire Service Leaders in Ohio and Maine Help to Stop Anti-Fire Safety Legislation

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Legislative efforts preserve rights of local communities to create strongest fire safety requirements Leading fire service advocates in Ohio and Maine have successfully protected the rights of communities in their states to adopt residential fire sprinklers and other important safety [...]

Nov 26, 2008

Firefighters Back Anne Arundel, MD Residential Fire Sprinkler Bill

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By Jason Flanagan – Baltimore Examiner Firefighters from throughout the metropolitan region converged in Anne Arundel to support legislation requiring sprinklers installed in houses there, a bill home builders have openly opposed. “We are urging Anne Arundel to be the [...]

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 [...]

Jul 23, 2008

Firefighters: Fire Sprinklers in Homes Needed

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By Robert DeWitt – Tuscaloosa News Residential sprinkler systems save lives, firefighters say. ‘What will residential sprinklers mean to us?’ asked John Brook, a battalion chief assigned to training in the Tuscaloosa Fire Department. ‘Eight out of 10 people who [...]

Jul 18, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Mandate will go to Superior Court – Avondale, AZ

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By Howard Fischer – AZ Central.com Avondale voters made it clear three years ago they did not like a new city ordinance that required sprinklers in all new houses when they voted down a ballot measure requiring them. Now, a [...]

Jul 12, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Rules – Builders Seek Review in Johnston, IA

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By KRISTIN DANLEY-GREINER – DesMoinesRegister.com Johnston’s fire code and developers’ desire for lower construction costs have ignited discussion among city officials and leaders of the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines. Johnston code calls for sprinkler systems in townhome [...]

New Hampshire Adopting 2009 IRC With The Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement

Home Fire Sprinkler System Requirement Consideration Moving Forward in Virginia

Fire Service Leaders in Ohio and Maine Help to Stop Anti-Fire Safety Legislation

Firefighters Back Anne Arundel, MD Residential Fire Sprinkler Bill

Builders Call for Changes to Alberta’s Fire Code

Firefighters: Fire Sprinklers in Homes Needed

Fire Sprinkler Mandate will go to Superior Court – Avondale, AZ

Fire Sprinkler Rules – Builders Seek Review in Johnston, IA

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