Fire Sprinkler Webinar to Discuss How To Address Special Situations
Webinar presentation based on NFPA 13 Chapter 8 will educate designers, installers and plan reviewers on how to address special situations when designing fire sprinkler systems. Beamed ceilings,...
View ArticleNew Guide Helps Jurisdictions Implement Residential Fire Sprinklers
Fire officials across the country are adopting residential fire sprinkler requirements, but what happens after a jurisdiction adopts a model code or ordinance? Addressing this challenge is the mission...
View ArticleHome Fire Sprinklers Will Save Lives and Won’t Kill the Housing Recovery
By John Waters On April 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation adopted strict regulations aimed at ending long delays on airport tarmacs in which passengers were held as hostages. Airlines...
View ArticleFire Deaths Rose in 2010
By Lisa Tindell The death of an Atmore toddler last year added to the total number of fire deaths reported in Alabama for 2010. The recently released report shows a more than 40 percent increase in...
View ArticleFire Sprinklers Not Required in Georgia Homes
By Meredith Armstrong The International Code Council is an organization of building inspectors and fire officials. They are charged with setting building standards, recommending in 2009 that all states...
View ArticleInternational Building Code (IBC) and Fire Sprinklers Webinar
Webinar presentation will educate designers, installers and plan reviewers on how the building codes influence the installation of fire sprinkler systems. The International Building Code is laden with...
View ArticleTrust the Experts on Fire Safety
By Ronald J. Siarnicki A day after the state House approved a bill that would repeal the law mandating residential fire sprinklers in new home construction, seven children died in a farmhouse in Perry...
View ArticleMissouri Senate Bill Would Delay Fire Sprinkler Mandate
By Associated Press The Missouri Senate has voted to delay a sprinkler system mandate for residential care centers that was adopted after a deadly fire in November 2006. Eleven people were killed in...
View ArticleEffort to Repeal Fire Sprinkler Mandate in Pennsylvania Advances
By JENNIFER MILLER A state Senate committee approved legislation Wednesday morning that would reverse a mandate requiring new single-family and duplex homes to be equipped with residential sprinkler...
View ArticleMarketing Webinar for Fire Sprinkler Contractors in a Tough Economy
Webinar presentation will educate fire sprinkler contractors on specific marketing strategies to effectively communicate value to potential customers in a tough economy. Building a successful business...
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