Shreveport, La., Firefighters Want Sprinkler Ordinance
from CBS Shreveport – Jan. 14, 2009
 Fire fighters say there is no state or city law forcing older model apartments to have sprinklers installed in case of a fire. Fire Chief Brian Crawford wants an ordinance mandating all apartments to have those sprinkler systems. Fire fighters say if this proposed ordinance gets passed, by the time they load up their gear and get the fire truck to the scene of the fire, they'll be dealing with less property damage and less loss of life.
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Lives 'At Risk' with Lax Laws on Sprinklers
from The Toronto Star – Jan. 21, 2009
Safety of seniors is being put behind cost savings when it comes to installing potentially life-saving sprinklers in old retirement homes, says the president of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs in Canada. In the wake of a fire at a retirement residence in the north end of Orillia in Ontario, Canada that killed two people and critically injured eight others, Richard Boyes says it is "frustrating" that provincial regulations have failed to require sprinkler systems in all retirement homes. Boyes' frustration stems from the fact that 14 years ago a fire at a retirement home in Mississauga, Ontario, prompted a coroner's jury to make 53 recommendations to improve fire safety in the province, including making sprinkler systems mandatory in homes caring for eight or more residents.
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Elementary School Fire Doused by Sprinkler
from Online Athens – Jan. 16, 2009
A fire damaged Auburn Elementary School in western Barrow County, Ga., but no one was hurt and the fire was confined to the main office. Battery chargers in the office apparently sparked the blaze and the building sprinkler system doused it, causing minor damage to the school, Auburn Police Chief Fred Brown said from the scene. More
Tennessee Fire Marshal Pushes for New Sprinkler Codes
from Fire Rescue – Jan. 14, 2009
After a 2003 fire killed nearly 100 people at a Rhode Island nightclub, the local fire marshal's office began seeking ways to make city buildings safer. One step is advocating for sprinkler systems in new buildings that can fit 100 or more occupants and, within a couple of years, requiring sprinklers in new one- or two-family dwellings. Chief Haney said he hopes to appear before the City Council soon to push for the ordinance and hopes it would be in effect by July 1. More
Flaming Truck in Warehouse Doused by Sprinklers
from The Patriot-News – Jan. 15, 2009
No one was injured following a box truck fire in a Pennsylvania Department of Revenue warehouse. Swatara Township Fire Chief Charles Berry said the driver parked the truck in the warehouse and began to walk away when the front of the truck burst into flames. The warehouse's sprinkler system contained the fire to the engine and passenger compartments of the box truck, Berry said. More
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Sprinklers Help Contain Laundry Company Fire
from WCPO – Jan. 20, 2009
Investigators say the sprinkler system helped contain a fire at a Boone County, Ky, laundry cleaning company. Officials say the blaze broke out in a machine used to lift laundry baskets of clean clothes to employees who fold them. The flames spread to much of the clothes, but the sprinkler system quickly contained the fire until crews arrived on the scene. There were no employees there at the time and no one was injured. More
Red Cross Warns Against Home Fires in Cold Weather
from Montgomery Advertiser– Jan. 21, 2009
Home fires are the most common disaster in the United States, and 80 percent of Americans are unaware of that fact, according to the American Red Cross. A recent Red Cross poll also found that 49 percent of families with children are using unsafe methods to heat their homes. The Red Cross suggests installing an automatic fire sprinkler system as a simple step in making homes safer.
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