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Howard County to require sprinklers in new detached homes
3.02.10
Sprinklers will be required inside all new detached homes in Howard County that builders apply for permits for starting Jan. 1, according to a unanimous vote Monday night by the County Council. Howard has.Read More

Howard council appears set to OK bill requiring fire sprinklers
2.23.10
The Howard County Council appears set to approve a bill Monday night heavily supported by firefighting groups to require sprinklers in every new, detached home built in the county, starting Jan. 1.Read More

Pennsylvania First State to Adopt One- and Two-family Fire Sprinkler Requirement
12.15.09
On December 10th, the Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) unanimously approved No. 2804 Department of Labor & Industry #12-89: Uniform Construction Code, requiring fire sprinklers in one- and two-family homes in 2011. Read More

Berkshire Mall evacuated after fire at Victoria's Secret
11.3.09
The Berkshire Mall was evacuated Monday night after a fire broke out in the display window at the Victoria's Secret store, fire officials said. Read More

Fire Sprinklers Set to Become a Standard Feature in All New Homes
10.16.09
Members of the International Code Council's Residential Building Code Committee (RBCC) have made it clear that fire sprinklers are destined to become a standard feature in all new homes. Read More

Study: No deaths in homes with sprinklers
10.16.09
Over a span of 15 years, no deaths have been recorded in homes with automatic fire sprinkler systems, a recent study conducted in a Maryland county shows. Read More

Fire Sprinklers Put Out Kitchen Fire In St. Paul
09.08.09
An apartment unit on the 1220-block of St. Anthony Avenue sustained little damage Monday night, thanks to its trusty sprinkler system. Read More

Judd Fire Protection, LLC will be exhibiting at the Emergency Preparedness Expo on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at the TownMall of Westminster from 10:00am to 2:00pm
09.03.09
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Home sprinkler system proves its worth
08.20.09
A foster home for boys in Veneta is no stranger to fire; it's happened twice now. Read More

Rebuilding burned homes with safety in mind
08.18.09
Habitat plans to build new homes on a fire-damaged block. Read More

Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at Dellenbach Motors
08.14.09
An RV inside a paint booth at Dellenbach Motors, 3111 S. College Ave., caught fire Thursday night, but the sprinkler system kept the blaze contained. Read More

Fire sprinkler saves animals from fire
01.13.09
Fire officials say a sprinkler system saved animals when a fire broke out at a Maryville pet store early Tuesday. Read More

Arundel Adopts Sprinkler Requirement
01.06.09
The Anne Arundel County Council has voted to require that sprinklers be installed in all new homes built in the county, starting later this year.Read More

Council to discuss tax break for new sprinkler systems
12.2.08
A proposed ordinance that would grant tax breaks to Greer residents and business owners who install sprinkler systems is expected to be discussed during the Dec. 9 City Council meeting. Read More

Fire sprinklers to be required in new residential construction
12.2.08
The City of Hot Springs is a governmental member of the International Code Council (ICC) and utilizes the building codes published by the ICC, as does the State of South Dakota and 47 other states. California and Wisconsin do not currently use this code. Read More

Fire damages popular Loveland eatery
12.1.08
A popular restaurant in Loveland has been shut down by an early morning fire. Read More

Huge, Important Fire Sprinkler Code Changes
11.29.08
While this will presumably not affect existing structures, the IRC (International Residential Code)/Fire Safety Coalition has announced that fire sprinklers will be mandatory in new buildings beginning in 2011. Read More

Riverview fire raises code concern
11.29.08
Because of loophole, senior complex licensed as apartment did not need to have sprinklers. Read More

Sprinklers douse morning fire
11.28.08
An indoor sprinkler system proved key in preventing a fire from spreading early Friday at a Kent business complex. Read More

Sprinkler system at Sharon manufacturer handles afterhours blaze
11.28.08
The sprinkler system at a manufacturing company extinguished a fire that broke out after the building had shut down for Thanksgiving, fire officials said. Read More

Electrical overload causes fire at frat house
11.26.08
A fire at the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house early yesterday morning was caused by an electrical overload, according to the Division of Public Safety. Read More

Dry trees create fire danger
11.25.08
Demonstration shows how fast flames can spread Read More

Sprinklers limit Sheldon damage
11.24.08
A Rutland City firefighter removes burned bedding from the Sheldon Towers fire. Below, Rutland City Fire Chief Robert Schlachter lets residents back into the Sheldon Towers after the fire on Saturday night.Read More

Firefighters back Anne Arundel sprinkler bill
11.24.08
Firefighters from throughout the metropolitan region converged in Anne Arundel to support legislation requiring sprinklers installed in houses there, a bill home builders have openly opposed. Read More

Sprinklers few and far between
11.23.08
About four out of every five apartment complexes in Boulder don’t have the kind of fire-suppression sprinklers that can keep small blazes from turning into deadly infernos, according to a survey of city and county records. Read More

Fire Hits Trendy Hollywood Clothing Store
11.20.08
Fire broke out on the second floor of a two-story clothing store in Hollywood early Thursday.Read More

Sprinklers in Ilikai Unit Contain Kitchen Fire
11.20.08
Honolulu Firefighters say a sprinkler on the 19th floor of the Ilikai Hotel stopped what could have been a major fire. Read More

Sprinkler System Extinguishes Accidental Fire in Lex. Park
11.18.08
An accidental fire was extinguished this morning by an automatic fire sprinkler system. The 7:58 A.M. fire at 22027 Oxford Court, Lexington Park was reported to 911 by a neighbor. Read More

Crews respond to fire in MB
11.10.08
A furniture and mattress warehouse in Myrtle Beach suffered water and smoke damage from a small fire that broke out Monday afternoon. Read More

UNC campus building damaged in fire
11.09.08
Fire officials were called early Saturday morning to UNC's campus to extinguish a building fire. Assistant Fire Marshal Tommy Gregory says the Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to an automatic fire alarm at Gerrard Hall on E Cameron Ave. around 3:15 a.m. Saturday. Read More

Sprinklers Help Squelch 2 Tampa Apartment Fires
11.07.08
Sprinklers helped save the day for more than 40 Tampa apartments in the past few days, Tampa firefighters say. On Thursday night, New Tampa Fire Engine 21 was called to a fire at Bridlewood Apartments off Highwoods Preserve Parkway. Read More

Officials Say Apartment Building Fire Caused by Pan of Oil
11.07.08
Grand Forks officials say an early morning fire that forced 35 residents of an apartment building to leave their homes was caused by a pan of oil left on the stove to overheat. No one was hurt in yesterday`s fire at the Ryan House. Read More

Blaze damages Improper Bostonian
11.06.08
The Improper Bostonian on Route 28 was damaged by fire last night and police were looking for a suspicious white, box-style, work van that may have been associated with the blaze, police and fire officials said. Read More

100 employees evacuated from burning building
11.06.08
A commercial building went up in flames early this morning in Anaheim as workers were inside, but no injuries were reported. Read More

Fire quickly doused at Madison apartment building
11.06.08
A sprinkler system activated at The Jefferson, 9401 Old Sauk Road, and extinguished a fire accidentally sparked by improperly discarded smoking materials this morning, Madison fire officials said. Read More

Fire at senior apartments
11.05.08
A Crescent City women caught herself on fire as she leaned over a candle Tuesday night.   Read More

40 Year old sprinkler saves the day
10.04.08
A week after a fire breaks out, it's business as usual at a Kearney company.  It seems a 40 year old sprinkler system saved the day, an investment that paid off big time.  Read More

Sprinklers Douse Fire at Las Vegas High School
09.25.08
For at least the third time in less than a week, sprinklers stopped flames -- today in a local high school's theater.

Neighbors in the northwestern Las Vegas Valley heard alarm bells as electronic alarms alerted the Las Vegas... Read More

Sprinklers Praised After Two Las Vegas Strip Fires
09.24.08
Two fires within 12 hours at separate hotel resorts on the Strip have local fire officials hailing the sprinkler systems that snuffed out flames before serious damage occurred.

"The hotels on the Las Vegas Strip are some of the safest places to stay," said Clark County Fire Department spokesman Scott Allison. Read More