Newsflash
| The State of Fire Sprinkler Laws |
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Due to the difficult economy state legislatures and the federal government are dragging there feet writing and implementing new laws that would mandate fire sprinklers in all new single family homes. The arguments are pretty fundamental. Costs vs. lives. |
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| Inquirer Editorial Supports Sprinkler Law |
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In a March 19th editorial in The Inquirer, the newspaper scolded the state legislature for voting to repeal a new law reuiring fire sprinklers in all new single-family homes. |
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| Fire Sprinklers Save Lives in Greensboro |
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According to an article in the Greensboro News Record, fire sprinklers are credited with preventing the potential loss of life and property in three seperate fires in early March, 2011. |
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| Sprinklers Save Warehouse |
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This is the kind of news you will not find on TV. On November 10th, 2008, a furniture warehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was saved by the fire sprinkler system. |
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| And there's more....... |
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In September of 2008 there were two fires in Las Vegas casinos less than 12 hours apart. The fire sprinklers prevented a potential catastrophe in both cases. |
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| Fire Sprinklers Save Lives in Greensboro |
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According to an article in the Greensboro News Record, fire sprinklers are credited with preventing the potential loss of life and property in three seperate fires in early March, 2011. In each of these three cases, the results speak to the effectiveness of active fire suppression systems in lieu of passive alarms only. On March 4th, an alarm was received from a sprinkler water flow switch that activated from water flow in the sprinkler system at a nightclub with more than 600 people present. The fire, which started in a rear storage area, was controlled by two sprinklers. Damage was limited and there were no injuries. On March 5th and March 9th, fire sprinklers controlled two seperate fires in residential multi-family buildings. Each fire, one on a deck and one in a kitchen, was controled by the activation of one fire sprinkler. In both cases, the sprinklers prevented any serious damage and no injuries were reported. |