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40-Year-Old Sprinkler Saved the Day from NTV – Oct. 4, 2008 A week after a fire breaks out, it's business as usual at a Kearney, Neb., company. It seems a 40-year-old sprinkler system saved the day, an investment that paid off big time. From the outside, nothing seems different about Holmes Heating and Plumbing Supply. But, once you step inside, the evidence of an electrical fire is all too clear. Chuck Prochaska, the general manager, says, "It went up the wall and followed over on the ceiling. There are four sprinkler heads in the office where the fire started. All four of those went off." Sprinklers lining the hallway went off too. By the time firefighters arrived, the fire was out. More Sprinkler Puts Out Fire Started by Chemicals from San Diego Union Tribune – Oct. 4, 2008 Overheated chemicals are being blamed for a fire at the Biosite facility in Sorrento Valley, Calif., said Lee Swanson of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The building's sprinkler system put out the fire, but the department's HazMat unit did some cleanup of the methanol, he said. More    Product Showcase:    Save Money on NFPA 13D Residential Installations General Air’s RFP System will save you money! A contractor from New England told us “It was the easiest system I’ve ever installed. It took less than an hour!” All RFP Systems come standard with a control panel, stainless steel TEFC pump, and much more. Visit our site now for a complete feature list… More info Sprinkler Contains New Mexico Blaze from KOAT Albuquerque – Oct. 4, 2008 Farmington, N.M., firefighters were dispatched to a business fire in San Juan County. Fire officials said a fire broke out when employees working in the garage were cleaning a paint booth with flammable chemicals. Officials said the fire was knocked down quickly because the sprinkler system helped contain the blaze. More HangerMate® anchors were designed to speed installation of fire sprinkler, HVAC, refrigeration, general piping, and electrical systems. They can also be used to install strut channels, cable trays, suspended ceiling grids, bridle rings and eye-rods. HangerMate anchors replace beam clamps, powder-actuated stud pins, or ceiling flanges, and eliminate labor-intensive operations such as pre-punching or drilling of steel components. More info Sprinkler System Douses Casino Kitchen Fire from Rapid City Journal – Oct. 3, 2008 An automatic sprinkler system prevented potential disaster when a grease fire broke out at a restaurant on Historic Main Street in Deadwood, S.D. After arriving on the scene, Assistant Chief Bill Glover was able to determine that there was a grease fire in the kitchen at Miss Kitty's Chinatown. However, the automatic fire supression system had already deployed and extinguished the fire. More Kansas State Greeks Lobby Congress for Fire Prevention Act from UWire – Oct. 7, 2008 Fraternities and sororities sent delegates to Washington, D.C., recently in efforts to lobby Congress for tax-deductable funding for preventing house fires.The College Fire Prevention Act, House Resolution 642, will create a grant program to match donations to install fire sprinkler systems in existing student housing, including fraternities and sororities. This will allow the tax-deductable donations to be used. More Sprinklers and Smoke Alarms Provide Best Fire Defense from Memphis Commercial Appeal – Oct. 5, 2008 History has taught us that most fire injuries and deaths occur in residences. The National Fire Protection Association reports that 80 percent of all fire deaths happen in the home. In 2007, that organization reported that a home structure fire occurs every 79 seconds and one civilian fire death occurs every two hours and 33 minutes. These startling statistics should not only shock us, but should galvanize us to insist on additional and better residential fire protection. More Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. is dedicated to providing our customers with new and innovative products. On such product is our J168, K-16.8 Upright Sprinkler More info Sprinkler Contains Elevator Fire from WFMZ-TV – Oct. 7, 2008 A fire in an elevator forced as many as 50 people to evacuate an apartment building in downtown Reading, Pa. The fire was sparked by a burning mattress in an elevator. Officials say the sprinkler system activated and the fire was contained to the elevator shaft. No one was injured. More 'Why Did Warehouse Not Have Sprinklers?' from Northampton Chronicle & Echo – Oct. 4, 2008 Millions of pounds of damage and workforce redundancies would not have happened if the Northampton warehouse in Northamptonshire, U.K., destroyed by fire had sprinklers fitted, the fire service has said. More   Every Second Counts And in only 604,800 of them, the best answer for protecting your future will be at AFSA in D.C.– Booth 1106. More

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