Automatic sprinklers save lives ... arguing it is a matter of public safety for fire chiefs to have the authority to order sprinkler systems installed. Worcester needs to take this step to better ...
However, many older buildings, like the one involved in this tragedy, lack fire sprinkler systems due to grandfather clauses in outdated regulations. This incident underscores the urgent need to ...
Both rooms had an artificial Christmas tree, ornaments, wrapped presents, furniture and a newspaper crossword puzzle. One room had a residential fire sprinkler system installed and the other room did ...
A trailer from the National Fire Sprinkler Association was set up with ... cold holiday season as more people use additional heating systems and electricity. He said people should not overload ...
or otherwise protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system. Buildings without this are unlikely to be certified by a fire safety engineer. By comparison, the National Construction Code only ...