Sep 07, 2008

IAFF Joins Coalition in Support of Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement

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The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) has adopted a resolution supporting a change to the International Residential Code (IRC) to require fire sprinklers in new single-family homes (IRC Proposal RB64-07/08). The IRC is the model code governing residential construction [...]

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Aug 29, 2008

Fire Chief to Sue the State Over Residential Fire Sprinklers – Jeffersontown, KY

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Fox41 WDRB Jeffersontown’s fire chief plans to sue the state Thursday over a dispute involving residential sprinklers. The issue is whether an ordinance passed by the city of Indian Hills can stand. The ordinance requires all new homes to have [...]

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Aug 28, 2008

Blaze at Downtown Loft Makes Case for Residential Fire Sprinklers – Springfield, MO

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News-Leader.com An early morning fire was quickly extinguished in a downtown loft apartment building today. The fire, in the 400 block of South Jefferson, began on the stove and quickly spread to the cabinets while the residents were asleep, a [...]

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Aug 18, 2008

Planning Commissioner on a Mission for Residential Fire Sprinklers – Pleasanton, CA

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By Robert Jordan – Valley Times PLEASANTON — Announcing residential fires in the city isn’t in Phil Blank’s job description. But for the past three years, the chairman of the city’s Planning Commission has brought up the subject every time [...]

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Aug 05, 2008

Residential Fire Sprinkler Impact Study on Christmas Tree Fires Released

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The United States Fire Administration (USFA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have completed a report, Impact of a Residential Sprinkler on the Heat Release Rate of a Christmas Tree Fire, which demonstrates the value of residential [...]

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Aug 01, 2008

NVFC Supports Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirements

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The National Volunteer Fire Council adopted a resolution supporting a change to the International Residential Code to require fire sprinklers in new single-family homes (IRC Proposal RB64-07/08). The IRC is the model code governing residential construction in 46 states plus [...]

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Jul 29, 2008

Residential Fire Sprinklers Good in Fire Protection

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By LORRAINE CARLI The recent fire in Westminster reported to be caused by a flaming candle dramatically makes several key points that should be learning experiences for all of us concerned about the threat of fire to our homes. First, [...]

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Jul 25, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Just Make “Green” Sense

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Residential fire sprinklers are proven life safety devices with a little dose of eco-friendliness to go along with it. My grandmother use to say, “An ounce of prevention, out weighs a pound of cure.” Still to this day, I hate [...]

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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 [...]

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Jun 18, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Worth the Small Cost

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By Dan Clawson Home fire sprinkler systems save billions of dollars while saving lives of countless occupants and firefighters. Sprinklers typically cost one-half percent to 1 percent of a new home’s price, but more than pay for themselves in reduced [...]

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