Sprinkler Save in Tampa, Florida

From the Saint Petersburg Times; fire sprinklers contained an electrical fire in Tampa Bay (article). The fire started in an electrical closet of a rug gallery and affected the pine shop next door. The damage was estimated at $800,000 which is higher than the damage typically reported when sprinklers are involved. Just [...]

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Half Moon Bay Sprinkler Save

I found an article that goes a little more in depth about the sprinkler save at the church in Half Moon Bay, California that I posted about a couple of days ago. The article features a photo of a man removing the damaged cross from the wall. [halfmoonbayreview.com]

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New Sprinkler Ordinances In Tahoe

The following e-mail was forwarded to me regarding the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (Nevada) adoption of their new sprinkler ordinances.
To Whom It May Concern:
I am the Fire Marshal for the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District located on the Nevada ’s south shore of Lake Tahoe . I’m writing you to inform you that our [...]

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Apartment Fire

I found this story on thekansascitychannel.com of an apartment fire (video included) in early June in Overland Park, Kansas. Watch the video. It provides a perfect example of why smoke alarms can’t alone save lives. A man is seen trying to run back into the fully engulfed aparment as fire fighters run [...]

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Sprinkler Save

One man was injured saved in a fire in Olathe, Kansas. Sprinklers are credited with saving his life. The fire caused $50,000.00 in damage. No one else was injured. [thekansascitychannel.com]

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One Sprinkler Save; One False Alarm

The Fire Department responded twice in one week to a church in Half Moon Bay, California. The first time they responded to a fire on the alter in the sanctuary which ignited the church cross and activated the sprinkler system. The second time to a false alarm. [Half Moon Bay Review]

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Sprinklered Apartment Building Burns

A report of an apartment fire in a three story 15 unit sprinklered building in Everett, Washington. The fire started on a balcony and went unchecked until the interior sprinklers activated. One person was injured and about 10 residents were displaced. [heraldnet.com]
This fire started outside on a deck, where there are no sprinklers,” [...]

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Sprinkler Save; Home Depot

A fire was contained (article) by fire sprinklers at a Home Depot in California. [firefightingnews.com]

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Sprinkler Pipe Breaks at LAX

I’m not sure how a sprinkler head activates because of a pipe break but that’s what’s being reported. [sfgate.com]

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Another Fire District Wants Residential Sprinkler Requirement

This is a well written article from azstarnet.com. The author does a really good job of getting both sides of the argument for, and against sprinklers. He even investigated cost (even though he gives a blanket cost of $3,000.00 per home) for sprinkler systems. And, reports on two insurance companies and the [...]

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Technorati Tracker

I noticed the technorati tracker in my side bar posted some larger than normal numbers for “fire sprinkler” search results. I have no doubt this is a result of this weeks tragic event in SC and the national (international ?) attention it received.

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Fire Department, not ABC, Pushed for Sprinklers

The title of this article is, “ABC Uses Fire Tragedy to Push More Government Regulation.” The tragedy the article speaks of is the furniture warehouse fire in South Carolina. I think the author needs to go back and do a little more research. First of all, it was the fire department who [...]

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Photo Gallery of SC Warehouse Fire

I found a photo gallery of the furniture warehouse fire in SC. A tragedy like this needs no comment from me. My heart and prayers go out to all of the fire fighters and their families. [firerescue1.com]

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More on the Desert Water Agency

I posted last week regarding the Desert Water Ageny out in California over stepping their bounds. This article goes into a little more depth about both sides of the argument. [thedesertsun.com] My assumptions were nails on though. The water agency wants the water metered because they are afraid people are going to [...]

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Losing Battles, Winning War

More good stuff from firehouse.com. Meri-K Appy Firehouse contributor explains that the opposition to residential fire sprinklers may be noisy but that’s about all.
Fortunately, the opposition may be noisy but it is not winning the battle. Safety advocates have helped bring about regulatory change to improve home fire safety and today there are [...]

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Winterized; Never DE-winterizED

This article from Newslink Indiana leaves more questions than answers that’s for sure. I’m concerned about the “Thompson Building’s” method of “winterizing” their system.
Gorrell said the fire started in storage and office space at the north end of the building. Firefighters didn’t recieve any help from the building’s fire sprinklers, which were [...]

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Sprinkler Save

This one was at the Chart House Restaraunt in Redondo Beach, California. [dailybreeze.com]

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Globe Recalls Dry Sprinklers

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Model J Heads Can Fail to Operate During a Fire.
Name of Product: Globe Model J Series Dry Fire Sprinklers
Units: About 300,000
Manufacturer: Globe Fire Sprinkler Corp., of Standish, Mich.
Hazard: [...]

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Murky Waters

Here is an example of a water department over stepping their bounds. The article explains how the Desert Water Agency is trying to require contractors to install their “preferred” meters and valves in “new apartment, condominium and hotel projects.” The valves and meters they are requiring aren’t fire code compliant (meaning they are [...]

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Missouri, Other States – Take Note

UPDATE; When I first wrote about this story my first thougth was, ‘okay all AL’s 74 nursing homes are sprinklered but what do you define as “nursing home?” What about “assisted living?” “Group Homes?” The last paragraph of this article gives the answer [The Cleburne News Online],
All of Alabama’s 313 assisted living [...]

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