May 12, 2010

Fire Sprinkler Webinar to Discuss Types of Piping and Sprinklers Available for Residential Systems

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Webinar presentation will educate plumbing contractors on piping and sprinkler material requirements and acceptable options for residential fire sprinkler systems. This webinar is available for online viewing Click on the following link to access this webinar online – Webinar – [...]

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Feb 04, 2010

Fire Sprinkler Webinar Provides Plumbing Contractors An Introduction To The NFPA 13D Standard

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Webinar presentation will educate plumbing contractors on the NFPA 13D standard for the installation of sprinkler systems in one and two family homes. A new webinar has been prepared by Fire Smarts, LLC on behalf of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors – [...]

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Jan 13, 2010

California Adopting 2009 IRC With The Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement

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The State of California has adopted building code changes that will require all new one- and two-family homes and townhouses built in the state starting January 1, 2011, to be equipped with life-saving fire sprinkler systems. The California State Building [...]

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Oct 22, 2009

Study Shows Ease of Integrating Home Fire Sprinklers with Local Water Supply Systems

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Home fire sprinklers can be integrated with local water supply systems with ease according to a new study – Integration of Residential Sprinklers with Water Supply Systems (PDF, 842 KB) – released today by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). [...]

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Sep 24, 2009

Residential Fire Sprinkler Battle Still Ablaze

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Getting home fire sprinklers added to the 2009 International Residential Code wasn’t easy. Opponents are still fighting to remove that requirement from the code, and NFPA and its allies have readied their arguments for hearings next month. Code development hearings [...]

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May 05, 2009

National Fire Service Speaks Out Against Anti-Sprinkler Bills

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Citing the fact that more than 90 percent of fireground firefighter deaths occur in one- and two-family homes, leading fire service organizations warned against state-by-state legislative efforts, orchestrated by homebuilders, which are designed to prohibit communities from requiring residential fire [...]

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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 [...]

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Mar 20, 2009

Illinois Home Fire Sprinkler Opposition Bill Successfully Defeated

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QUINCY, Mass., March 19, 2009 – A statewide legislative threat that would have eliminated the ability of local communities to adopt or enforce requirements for home fire sprinklers has been defeated in Illinois. The Illinois bill died in recent days, [...]

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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

by Michael Cox

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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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