Aug 06, 2009

Santa Barbara, CA Approves Fire Sprinkler Mandate

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By Eric Lindberg – The Daily Sound Fire sprinklers will become an integral part of construction in Santa Barbara after city leaders unanimously agreed to require new homes and commercial buildings to install sprinkler systems, a mandate that also applies [...]

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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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May 03, 2009

Home Fires On The Rise in Massachusetts Despite Fire Safety Programs

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By Gal Tziperman Lotan – Taunton Daily Gazette It was a shock. But maybe it shouldn’t have been. Oudah Frawi and his two infant sons died last week when a fire gutted their basement apartment in Quincy. A month earlier, [...]

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Feb 22, 2009

Home Structure Fire Report Released from NFPA

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Three hundred ninety-nine thousand home fires were reported in the United States in 2007, according to the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA’s) recently released Home Structure Fires report. The category of homes includes one- and two-family dwellings and apartments. On [...]

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Dec 23, 2008

Green Home Safety

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The build green concept revolves around the environment, and is a fine idea that we can, if we modify our way of building and the materials we use, build a house that is in many ways more friendly to the [...]

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Oct 01, 2008

Home Safety Council Research Finds Majority of Families Unprepared for Home Fires

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ — The national nonprofit Home Safety Council (HSC) has released new national survey results revealing that only 37 percent of respondents have taken any actions at home to prevent fires and burns — the third leading [...]

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Sep 15, 2008

Fire Prevention Week: Home Hazard Inspection

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How many times have you left the house in the morning and wondered, “Did I turn off the stove?” With our busy lives, the safety of our homes and families are sometimes relegated to the back of our minds – [...]

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Sep 01, 2008

Fire Prevention Week: Home Fire Sprinklers

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“It’s Fire Prevention Week: Prevent Home Fires!” – October 5-11, 2008 Fire safety educators do their best to educate residents about ways to prevent fires in their communities. But as we all know, the highest level of vigilance regarding home [...]

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Aug 27, 2008

Fire Prevention Week: Fire Departments Urge Residents to Prevent Home Fires

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A pot holder too close to a lit burner or a space heater left on overnight could be all it takes to start a home fire. In fact, cooking and heating are among the leading causes of home fires in [...]

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Aug 04, 2008

Home Fires Risk of Death

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People at the highest risk of death in home structure fires are the very young and very old, according to the Characteristics of Home Fire Victims report released today by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Key findings from the [...]

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