Extreme heat launched the Bear Gulch Fire across 2,000 additional acres of forest on Tuesday and Wednesday, pouring thick smoke on the Hood Canal communities of Hoodsport and Skokomish, Washington.
The provisions and requirements for fire sprinkler systems within buildings have been mandated within codes and standards since the late 1800s. The inclusion of these systems fit within our core ...
There were no sprinklers inside the apartment building at 27th and Highland, where a fire on Sunday, May 11, killed five people. The building was built before sprinkler systems were required by state ...
QUINCY, MA April 26, 2022 – In every community, home fires are a severe threat to residents as well as responding firefighters. While homes have been the central fire challenge for decades, today this ...
The May 15-21 event is co-hosted by the Fire Sprinkler Initiative project of the NFPA and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition. Home Fire Sprinkler Week is May 15-21. QUINCY, MA April 26, 2022 – In every ...
On August 22, a fire broke out in a Bellevue apartment that completely destroyed 21 units and displaced residents from more than four dozen units in the complex. It took 88 medical, support and fire ...
For the latest Product Spotlight, we welcome Peg Paul, of the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition, for a robust conversation about the crucial role home fire sprinklers play in modern fire safety. Over time ...
Some home owners associations have estimated costs at between $200,000 and $300,000 per unit. The National Fire Sprinkler ...
The inspection process for fire sprinklers in Massachusetts relies on a haphazard honor system that can fail the very people it’s meant to protect. A MassLive investigation following the July fatal ...
Maintaining healthy fire protection systems is not always top of mind for building owners or their designated facility managers – that is, until their system fails, costing them precious time, money ...
Sprinkler system design and construction are paramount to fire suppression and safety in all industrial facilities. They have more significance within the waste, recycling and scrap metal industries ...
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