Fire Marshal: One Sprinkler Could Have Made the Difference
from KLEW - March 11, 2009
 Contractors said the fire that tore through a downtown Lewiston, Idaho building will result in more than a year's worth of work. Now fire officials are saying one sprinkler could have saved everyone a whole lot of trouble.
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Webinar - Pre-Action Systems: What Are They? Where Are They Used?
from AFSA - March 18, 2009
Held Thursday, April 9, 11:00 AM CST, this 90-minute seminar will explain the building blocks that make up a basic pre-action system as well as what makes a non-interlocked, single interlocked, and double interlocked pre-action system. This seminar will devote time to identify the release systems used in pre-action systems and how they are applied. This seminar offers 1.5 CPDs and 0.15 CEUs. More
Columbia, Mo., City Council Votes to Install Fire Sprinklers in Greek Houses
from The Maneater – March 17, 2009
Columbia, Mo., City Council voted to require fraternity houses to install automatic fire sprinklers, 10 years after the death of an MU student in a fraternity house fire. More
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Sprinklers Again Make Key Difference in Oregon Fire
from KTVZ – March 13, 2009
For the second time in just over a week, sprinklers helped douse a commercial-business fire in northeast Bend, Ore., this time at a custom-cabinet shop where a compressor unit failed, officials said. More
Fire Sprinklers Sparse on University of North Texas Campus
from North Texas Daily – March 13, 2009
Imagine sitting in a packed classroom when suddenly the fire alarms start blaring but there are no sprinkler systems to douse the flames. This is the problem in 146 buildings on the Denton, Texas campus, according to UNT facility building reports.
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U.K.: Sprinkler ‘Prevents Major Damage’ at Stacksteads Warehouse Fire
from Lancashire Telegraph – March 16, 2009
A sprinkler system could have saved a company around £2 million after a blaze was prevented from tearing through a building, fire chiefs have claimed. Chief fire officer for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, Peter Holland, said the situation could have been much worse if the building had not been fitted with a sprinkler system. More
Sprinkler Prevents Paper Mill Fire from Spreading
from WHAG – March 17, 2009
A fire broke out at Maryland Paper in Williamsport, Md. The sprinkler system helped to stop the fire from spreading, and employees got out safely. The building was not severely damaged. More
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