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As 2008 comes to a close, AFSA would like to wish its members, partners, and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the SprinklerAge Weekly NewsBrief, a look at the most accessed articles from the year. The news brief will resume publication January 7, 2009.
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Bush Approves Campus Fire Bill
from The Republican – Aug. 19, 2008
 The new law requires schools across the nation to report fire safety information to the U.S. Department of Education including: the number of residence hall beds protected by automatic fire sprinkler systems and fire alarm systems; the number and severity of fires each year; and the number of students injured or killed by fires.
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Sprinklers Now a Must for U.S. Nursing Homes
from Washington Post – Aug. 26, 2008
After decades of partial solutions to fire threats in nursing homes, regulators are finally requiring sprinkler systems for the 2,466 facilities that still don't have them fully installed. On Aug. 13, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a rule declaring that the $144 billion long-term care industry has five years to install the systems. Some 1.4 million residents live in 16,000 U.S. nursing homes.
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Hydraulic Calculations - Part Three Now Available Online
from AFSA - October 24, 2008
Part Three of the American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) four-part Fire Sprinkler Systems Hydraulic Calculations online training series is now available! This two-hour interactive online course is accessible anytime through AFSA's e-learning courseware portal eCampus. Upon completion of Part Three, the student will be able to evaluate minimum water supply needs, determine adequacy of water supplies, understand the principles behind selecting design areas, understand hydraulic junction points and pressure balancing, and know how to use hydraulic worksheets to complete hydraulic calculation of a dead-end (tree) system. The Hydraulic Calculations series is available online exclusively at AFSA’s Fire Sprinkler eCampus. More
ICC Votes to Include Residential Sprinklers in Building Code
from AFSA - Sept. 21, 2008
On Sunday, Sept. 21 at the International Code Council (ICC) meeting in Minneapolis, a provision was passed to include in the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC) a requirement for residential sprinklers in all one- and two-family dwellings. Although this will be included in the 2009 IRC, the effective date of this requirement is Jan. 1, 2011. This means that all jurisdictions adopting the 2009 code unchanged will require fire sprinklers in all homes beginning in 2011.
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Congress Approves Campus Fire Safety Right to Know Act
from AFSA – Aug. 6, 2008
Congress approved a pivotal piece of legislation aimed at improving fire safety on college campuses across the nation. The Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act was included as part of H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act. The Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act was originally introduced in the House by Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-8) and in the Senate by Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ). More
NCSU to Get Money for Dorm Sprinklers
from The News Observer – Nov. 14, 2008
N.C. State has received approval to spend $3.7 million to install sprinklers in 17 residence halls. The UNC system's Board of Governors approved NCSU's request to install fire sprinkler systems in all residence halls in E.S. King Village, a 211,055-square-foot housing complex built in 1959. More
Christmas Tree Fire Demonstration Proves Sprinkler System's Value
from The Ithaca Journal – Nov. 25, 2008
The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control put on the demonstration at the state Fire Academy in Montour Falls, N.Y. The purpose was to alert the public to a serious threat that emerges every year at this time — improperly hydrated Christmas trees. In less than two minutes, the entire room was ablaze, belching thick black smoke skyward. The heat could be felt across the parking lot. At that time, a sprinkler system was activated and doused the flames. More
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