On August 22, a fire broke out in a Bellevue apartment that completely destroyed 21 units and displaced residents from more than four dozen units in the complex. It took 88 medical, support and fire ...

Whether building or buying a newly constructed home, making it safe and secure for the inhabitants should be a priority. Today’s homeowners often ask for alarm systems, carbon monoxide detectors, ...

INSTALLING FIRE SPRINKLERS is a good idea that we've advocated for a long time. We've focused our discussions in the past on the victims of fires in unsprinklered buildings, and to us that meant the ...

The provisions and requirements for fire sprinkler systems within buildings have been mandated within codes and standards since the late 1800s. The inclusion of these systems fit within our core ...

QUINCY, MA April 25, 2023 – In every community, home fires are a severe threat to residents as well as responding firefighters. Homes account for 97 percent of residential structure fires and 75 ...

CLEVELAND – BlazeMaster Fire Sprinkler Systems has announced a new online training program designed to provide installers with tips and guidelines regarding proper handling and installation techniques ...

SEATTLE — October 8 – 14 is Fire Prevention Week. Recently Evening host Jim Dever got to see up-close one of the best ways people can protect themselves and their belongings from a fire. Dever met up ...

Behind them, a kitchen fire breaks out, and the sprinkler system sprays water all over them, like they’re kissing in the rain. But that's not the way fire-sprinkler systems work. Dr. Patrick Smith, an ...

Here's an opinion piece which is mostly about House Ways and Means Chair Charlie Rangel, but also talks about the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act. This guy complains that the National Fire Sprinkler ...

What does it cost your campus in time, budget dollars or reputation when a building has to be shut down for unanticipated repairs? If you run multiple facilities, these issues are often amplified. If ...

Fires in residential structures with sprinkler systems do so little damage, the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office doesn’t keep statistics on them. “Because if a sprinkler system goes off, a large, ...

A change in Minnesota state law that requires all public housing high-rise apartment buildings to be outfitted with fire sprinklers has local officials looking to the federal government for financial ...