May 20, 2008

Oregon Retired Fire Official Gets State Award

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  by John Snell – The Oregonian A retired deputy division chief with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue has received the Silver Sparky award from the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Tim Birr received the award Friday at the Oregon Fire [...]

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May 19, 2008

Metro Fire Chiefs Meet in Virginia Beach, VA

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FIRE CHIEF The Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, a section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and National Fire Protection Association held its 2008 annual conference in Virginia Beach, Va. Approximately 150 chiefs from Canada, China, the United Kingdom, and [...]

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May 17, 2008

Long Beach, CA Officials Push for Sprinkler Mandate

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  Press-Telegram LONG BEACH – Fire Department officials say requiring fire sprinklers in multifamily housing will make residents safer, but some property owners say retrofitting older buildings will be too costly. The City Council’s Economic Development and Finance Committee will [...]

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May 17, 2008

Westbrook, ME Fire Causes Evacuation

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  By Portland Press Herald WESTBROOK – A fire at the Mill Brook Estates residential housing facility in Westbrook led to the evacuation of all residents but caused no injuries and only minor damage. The fire was called in about [...]

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May 17, 2008

Palo Alto, CA Menola Park House Destroyed in Three-Alarm Fire

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  by Dave Boyce – Palo Alto Online A fire that started in a garage destroyed a single-family, two-story house Thursday evening, May 15, at the corner of Chateau Drive and Valparaiso Avenue in Menlo Park. The only injury was [...]

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May 17, 2008

Residential Fire Sprinklers – What’s So Funny?

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Home fire protection doesn’t have to be just about dry fire codes and statistics. Just take a look at how the Fresno, CA Fire Department has taken a humorous approach to communicate the very real benefits of residential fire sprinklers. [...]

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May 16, 2008

Elyria, OH Sprinkler Laws Rare, But Boost Fire Safety

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  Lisa Roberson – The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — Drafting legislation calling for all new homes to be constructed with fire sprinkler systems is easy. The hard part will come if the Elyria Fire Department tries to get it passed. While [...]

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May 16, 2008

Onalaska, WI Demonstration Shows Fire Sprinkler Systems Work

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  By JO ANNE KILLEEN – Onalaska Life Anybody who doubts how fast a fire can spread would have gotten a firsthand taste of how dangerous a blaze can be Tuesday at the Onalaska Fire Department. In a dramatic demonstration [...]

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May 16, 2008

Deadly Ocean Isle Beach, NC Fire

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  By CAROLYN CLICK – The State, SC The grievous path away from a charred Ocean Isle Beach house has not been easy for those who lost loved ones in the deadly, swift-moving blaze or for those who miraculously escaped [...]

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May 16, 2008

Ontario Law in Way of Proposed Ottawa Fire Safety Rule

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  CBC News An Ottawa city councillor is lobbying for a regulation that would make sprinklers mandatory in all new homes built in the city but Ontario law doesn’t allow such municipal rules to be enforced. Diane Deans said she [...]

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