twice a year,” said Menands Fire Chief David Ognan. Residents in Menands had a front row seat to see the importance and effectiveness of a home sprinkler system. “We just want to show what the ...

QUINCY, MA May 5, 2025 – In every community, home fires pose severe threat to residents as well as responding firefighters. Home fires can become deadly in as little as two minutes, allowing ...

It met pushback from the home building industry ... PBS reported. Automatic fire sprinkler systems can suppress a fire in under 20 seconds, Kobb said. At the union offices, members maintain ...

where a fire on Sunday, May 11, killed five people. The building was built before sprinkler systems were required by state law, and so is exempted from the requirement. The Sprinkler Fitters Union ...