Aug 26, 2008

Vintage Apartments Fire in Silversale, WA

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Bothell Reporter One person sustained injuries during an apartment fire Friday, Aug. 22 at the Vintage Apartments in Silverdale. The facility’s sprinkler system extinguished the blaze and limited smoke and fire damage to the apartment of origin. Central Kitsap Fire [...]

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Aug 20, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Systems Handle Two Fires in Rochester, MN

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Post-Bulletin Two fires in Rochester were limited when sprinkler systems were able to contain flames until firefighters arrived. The first incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. Monday at 2076 11th Ave. S.E., Unit A. A pot left cooking on a stove [...]

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Aug 04, 2008

Residential Fire Sprinkler Saved Lives in Brampton, Ontario

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By PAM DOUGLAS – Brampton Guardian BRAMPTON – Genesis Lodge would be a pile of rubble right now if it weren’t for a residential sprinkler alarm system, according to Brampton fire officials. “This is the greatest success we could ever [...]

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Jul 31, 2008

Fire Sprinklers Put Out Fire in Bellevue, NE

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By Zachary McDonald – Bellevue Leader A small kitchen fire at Harmony Court, an independent living facility off Wall Street, left some elderly residents displaced Monday afternoon after Bellevue volunteer firefighters secured the area. The fire proved the apartment building’s [...]

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Jul 29, 2008

New Building Codes for Safety Could Present a Hurdle for Redevelopment

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By Jeff Mores – Northwest Arkansas’ News BENTONVILLE – Normally, firefighters are the only people who get excited about indoor sprinkler systems. As Aug. 1 – the day the updated Arkansas Fire Prevention Code goes into effect – approaches, sprinklers [...]

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Jul 28, 2008

Fire Violations – WVU Faternity House Condemned

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Charleston Gazette MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A privately owned fraternity house at West Virginia University has been condemned for unsafe living conditions by the Morgantown Fire Department. The Tau Kappa Epsilon house was shut down last week after inspectors found live [...]

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Jul 28, 2008

Fire Blaze Destroys Villages, FL Home

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By CURT HILLS – Villages Daily Sun THE VILLAGES — Stephen and Mary Jayne Wrobel made the right decision when their house went dark and a smoke smell emerged during a thunderstorm Friday evening. The Village of Sunset Ridge at [...]

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Jul 22, 2008

Residents in Remote Areas Face Several Perils When Fire Trouble Hits

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By Amber Smith – The Ledger HAINES CITY | Dennis Coder was angry after his home and a mobile home burned last month at his Drift In Resort in rural East Polk County. His anger was focused at Polk County [...]

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Jul 19, 2008

Fire Sprinkler Legislation Offering by Eldridge in MA

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By Lynne Klaft – Worcester Telegram LUNENBURG— Can sprinkler alarm systems save lives? Ask any firefighter and the unequivocal answer is yes. State Rep. James B. Eldridge, D-Acton, plans to file a bill that will require automatic sprinkler systems in [...]

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Jul 17, 2008

Small Fire Ignites in Durango, CO Condo

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By Shane Benjamin – Durango Herald A sprinkler system may have saved a woman’s condo Monday on Main Avenue. Durango Fire Marshal Tom Kaufman shows the water sprinkler head that deterred a fire that started in a condominium bathroom at [...]

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