One Requires; Two Consider

A couple of links I thought I’d pass along.
WJZ-TV reports [story here] the Talbot County Council approved a bill requiring sprinklers in new, and significantly renovated homes. The sprinkler requirement in renovations will be phased.
Under the bill, sprinklers will be required as of March 1 in new one-and two-family homes. They’ll be [...]

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Redding, CA To Sprinkler Town Homes

Redding, California city council members passed an ordinance requiring sprinklers in town homes. [Redding.com]

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News Clippings

Here are a couple of things I picked up off the “wire” tonight. I’m going to try this out every once-in-awhile to see how it goes. These posts will contain short descriptions of articles with a links to find them.
Restaurant owner Barry Walker got pro-active and installed a sprinkler system in [...]

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Fire Displaces Multiple Businesses

Fire destroyed a 75 year old building in Alhambra, California. The 12,000 square foot structure contained 14 businesses and did not have sprinklers because it was built in 1932 well before any sprinkler requirements. [signonsandiego.com]
This is a perfect example of the importance of retrofits in older buildings with multiple businesses. Because of [...]

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Warehouse Fire In Bartow; Arson

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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Two Sprinkler Saves Before Total Loss

Fire destroyed a warehouse in Bartow, Florida. The weird thing about this is that the warehouse was equipped with fire sprinklers that successfully controlled two other blazes preceding the total loss. According to the article in the Ledger Online;
It’s the third time in as many months that fire inspectors have been to PrecisionAire [...]

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Hotel Burn; Tampa, Florida

A hotel that was still under construction burned in Tampa, Florida on Friday. Sprinklers that had been installed and tested in the structure were not yet fully functional according to the report.
I’m assuming the FDC was not yet connected because the story makes it sound as if the fire department’s hands were [...]

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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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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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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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