Fire Sprinkler Academy

A colleague of mine sent me the following information regarding college credits that are going to be offered for training in the fire sprinkler business.    The great part is, you can take these classes at you’re home computer.  If you’re interested let them know.

Subject: Fire Sprinkler Academy
Could you send this on to EVERYONE you know [...]

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A Good Article for Those Sending Kiddos off to School

Here’s a great article from Coloradoan.com regarding campus fire saftey at college.  If you’re sending your kids off to school it’s something to think about for sure.

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Greensville Residential Article

I haven’t been at it in a while but this article surprised me.  First, the author actually knows what s(he) is talking about.  Good and informative I thought.  Note the comments.  I didn’t want to have to register to respond but if you feel so inclined please do so.  Halon?  Are you serious? [greenvillonline.com]

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Cha Cha Cha Changes

There’s a big, yet subtle, change to this site. If you look to the side bar in the widget labeled “E-MAIL” you’ll notice that I’ve listed my personal e-mail address.  I mean the other e-mail was my personal account as well the big difference is, is that the old e-mail didn’t contain my name . [...]

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Masthead

The masthead is a load of crap. This site is not under new management but it should be. I will get back to posting regularly.

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The Grind

I haven’t given up on the cyber world . . . I’ve just been extremely busy. E-mail is chalk full. When I get my head above water I will start weeding through all the google alerts and bring the latest and not-so-latest. Until then . . .

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Light Blogging

I can’t believe it’s been over a week since my last post here at “Fire Sprinklers.” My “in box” has a few items I’d like to post so I’ll get back on track this evening. Until then, let me know if you run across anything interesting.

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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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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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Revisiting Wisconsin Apartment, Sprinkler Requirement

As I posted previously. Wisconsin is considering a sprinkler mandate in all apartments. For more backround read the post and click on the link to the article. Okay. The thing to take away from this snippit is this; [WKBT La Cross]
The Wisconsin Builders Association opposes the move, saying it’s costly and [...]

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I’m Still Here

Nothing like trying to stuff ten pounds of shit into a five pound bag. That’s what a four day week is like for me. So, the blog is feeling a little neglected. I’ll get back on track and keep the information coming.

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Gone Fishin’

Not really. I had a garage sale this weekend and spent most of my time on it. I’ll get back on track this week.

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Sprinkler Pipe Shut Down LAX Terminal

Update: Originally I saw this on cnn.com but they’ve since moved the link. So, I went searching and found the story elsewhere.
Ahhh, I have to laugh at this one. Luggage security scanners detected an adjustable sprinkler drop in someone’s luggage and mistook it for a pipe bomb. I can see why [...]

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Yard Sprinklers Save Properties From Forest Fires

This is an amazing article about yard sprinklers that saved a mans property from the raveges of a forest fire along the gunflint trail in Minnesota. These aren’t the types of systems I’m involved in but I find this facinating. Whether or not you’re into fire protection the article is a must read. [...]

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