Late Night Fire at Apartment Building NEW
[5/8/2008] - A sprinkler system in an apartment building in Eau Claire puts out a fire before firefighters get there. link

Oceanside, Del Mar look at ordinances for buildings, homes NEW
[5/8/2008] - Del Mar and Oceanside may be joining other communities in the county to mandate fire sprinklers for some or all new homes. link

OFD to put fire sprinklers to the test NEW
[5/8/2008] - People who harbor any doubts about the safety benefits of fire sprinkler systems might have a hard time retaining their skepticism after next Tuesday. link

Habitat home to have sprinkler system NEW
[5/7/2008] - When Raymond and Jennifer Custer move into their new Habitat for Humanity home in August, they will have one amenity few Danville homes have: a sprinkler system. link

Suspicious Napkin Fire Damages Winn-Dixie On Curry Ford Road NEW
[5/7/2008] - Six employees were inside the Winn-Dixie on Curry Ford Road (see map) Tuesday night when the fire started. Arson investigators in Orlando said the early morning fire is suspicious for several reasons, the store was closed and the fire started on isle 14, the napkin section of the store. link

Keeping downtown Anoka safe from fire NEW
[5/7/2008] - Sprinkler systems are going in downtown businesses in a four-year project to protect historic buildings from disaster. link

Three injured in Gwinnett apartment fire NEW
[5/3/2008] - Three people were injured in a fire Saturday at Meridian Pointe Apartments in Gwinnett, fire officials said. Firefighters responded to the apartment fire at 1470 Boggs Road just after 6:30 p.m. link

First Homes In Johnson City Fully-Sprinkled NEW
[5/2/2008] - Johnson City's only subdivision equipped with fire sprinkler systems in every home is open for business. The first homeowners moved into The Village at Cardinal Forest off the Bristol Highway just days ago. When construction is finished, 191 homes there will be fully-sprinkled. link

Tualatin couple hope fire is a lesson to others NEW
[5/1/2008] - TUALATIN -- Kim Williams and her husband, Michael Blackmon, were excited about going to San Francisco early the morning of April 4. They locked up their home on Southwest Robbins Road and set out at 5:45 a.m. for Portland International Airport. Then, just as they were handing their tickets to the gate attendant, they were stopped by two Port of Portland police officers with urgent news: Your 1901 vintage farmhouse is on fire. link

Fire costs Americans more than Iraq war NEW
[5/1/2008] - Most of us know what the cost of gas is today and how it’s affecting our lives. But, do you know what the annual cost is of fire in our country? Fire is a huge expense for our country today. The reason that you don’t hear about it as often as other events is because they are so sporadic and all over the map that they generally don’t make the national news. Studies have shown that sprinkler systems along with smoke alarms in homes reduce the risk of death in a home fire by 82 percent link

Fire forces evacuation of Stokesdale plant NEW
[5/1/2008] - STOKESDALE - A fire forced the evacuation of a Stokesdale fabric plant this afternoon. Around 4:30 p.m., fire crews responded to Culp Ticking at 7209 U.S. 158 in Stokesdale to find smoke billowing out of the building. A machine inside the building had caught fire, but was almost immediately extinguished by a sprinkler system, Stokesdale Fire Chief Todd Gauldin said. link