Wow. I’ve been watching this for several weeks now and the vote was held tonight in Huntley, Illinois to keep, or not to keep, a requirement for sprinklers in single family dwellings. I read the news on the Huntley Neighbors forum. I would have loved to have been there watching this unfold, [...]
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I found another thread on the Huntley Neighbors forum that confirms the vote is tonight (Thursday) at 7:00PM CST. I wish I could travel up there and cover this on my own. I would love to have some pictures/video to post here. Just observing the forums and other discussions on line it [...]
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Blogging is definitely NOT like riding a bicycle. It takes effort, and most of all time, to put some of this stuff together. I am back on track and will continue to post when time allows. I’ve been run ragged over the last couple of weeks and it’s only bound to get [...]
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Huntley, Illinois is appearing in a lot of my google searches lately. I thought I’d offer a post that links to most of the articles I found. All the articles I’ve seen are from the Northwest Herald website. You can find them here, here and here. Though I do believe these [...]
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The warehouse fire in Bartow, Florida that I posted about on Saturday has been ruled arson according to the Ledger Online. Information is unavailable regarding whether the sprinkler system was tampered with however, it is part of the investigation that is ongoing. From the article;
[Kevin] Shireman [Detective; Fire Marshall's Office] said it was [...]
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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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I feel compelled to dig into this story. The focus became fire sprinklers but I’m not convinced it should have. I’m at a loss. I honestly don’t know what to say first. I can say this, I’ve spent two hours checking resources, one article against another. The whole thing smells [...]
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Okay, I know this is getting redundant but I have to store these articles somewhere.
Another dream home/vacation spot/retirement hide-away saved by the raveging forest fires in Minnesota. This article goes into a little more depth about how they work. It’s the carrot in front of the nose feeling. I get [...]
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Well, word has hit the street. There won’t be a residential sprinkler requirement for single family homes in the next edition of the International Residential Code (IRC). However, from the way this article puts it, it’s only a matter of time. According to the article “well over” half of the voting members [...]
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It’s day two of the ICC final action heaing in Rochester, New York. This hearing decides what changes/additions make it into the next edition of the International Building Code. We are anticipating a vote on the residential fire sprinkler requirement. I’ve not read or seen anything yet. Stay tuned.
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Missouri is getting close to passing a law that will require fire sprinklers in group homes that are licensed after August 2007. This article describes how the bill will work. [Joplin Globe]
Let me take a moment to explain something here. The most widely adopted code in many jurisdictions (around here anyway) is [...]
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This article about a fire in an office building caught my eye. In the article it states that the attorney for one of the victims family would, “like to take a look at the sprinklers.”
Sometimes in office buildings walls are moved, partitions are put in, or any number of other things are [...]
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S.C Fire Sprinkler Bills
Posted in Developing Stories, tagged Commentary, Retrofits, Tax Breaks on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While Highland Park, Texas is moving forward with fire sprinkler requirements in new homes, South Carolina is having trouble passing sprinkler mandates.
This article from The Post and Courier; Charleston.net explains that There are two separate bills being proposed. A House bill is being proposed that will provide tax incentive of 80% of the cost [...]
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