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A fire that tore through dozens of parked cars revealed that Jacksonville's airport doesn't have sprinkler systems in either ...
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 ...
The growing conversation surrounding sprinkler systems is taking place in the wake of the Highland Court apartment fire, where five people died. Sprinkler system experts say sprinklers are 96% ...
Many cities in the U.S. don't require sprinkler systems in older residential buildings, a 2017 PBS investigation found. Chicago does, to some degree. After a deadly fire in 2003, Chicago required ...
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 ...
In front of a small crowd, the city fire department demonstrated the effectiveness of sprinkler systems Tuesday night by lighting on fire two identically furnished rooms inside a trailer.