Sprinkler System Prevents Major Damage In Fire
[1/30/2007] - It could have been a lot worse. That's the word from a home in an exclusive Marquette neighborhood that caught fire Tuesday afternoon. more

Sprinkers Lacking in Fatal Fire
[1/25/2007]

Fire-damaged Hallandle condo lacks sprinkler system
[1/20/2007] - A Hallandale Beach fire that injured four people Friday happened in a high-rise that has yet to install sprinklers. link

Woman guilty in Reno fire that killed 12
[1/19/2007] - RENO, Nev. - A woman accused of setting a hotel fire that killed 12 people pleaded guilty to all charges Friday in a deal that will allow her to avoid the death penalty. ADVERTISEMENT Valerie Moore, 47, a casino cook, had been charged with 12 counts of murder and one count of arson for lighting a mattress after arguing with another resident at the $150-a-week Mizpah Hotel near the downtown casino district. more

Roseville To Rebuild Ross Store After Massive Fire
[1/19/2007] - CBS13) ROSEVILLE, Calif. The City of Roseville is set to approve plans for a new Ross store on the same site that burned nearly six months ago. Developers say this time the store will have the latest fire sprinklers and more fire hydrants for safety. link

Search goes on for cause of fatal fire
[1/18/2007] - Fire investigators combed through photographs, notes and diagrams Tuesday trying to determine what started the fatal fire in the Eagles Manor Retirement Home Sunday afternoon. link

Manteca fire losses reach record $2.9M
[1/18/2007] - The certified public accountant quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher when papers fell on a heater in his office at 208 West North Street caught on fire Tuesday. By the time firefighters arrived, the flames were out. There were 76 instances in 2006 when building fires didn’t turn out with such minimal damage — Fakhouri only lost some paperwork. more

Building fire shows value of sprinklers
[1/18/2007] - HUNTINGTON -- Out of the many tragedies that occurred Saturday night when fire ravaged the Emmons Jr. apartment building, fire prevention officials say they hope people realize the advantages of sprinkler systems. link

Another arrest linked to apartment fire
[1/18/2007] - Another arrest has been linked to a Colorado Springs arson fire that destroyed an apartment complex where two bodies have been found. link

Fire sprinklers needed for older buildings
[1/18/2007] - New Jersey just announced new building codes requiring the retrofit of fire sprinkler systems in nursing homes. While this is largely applauded by the fire and safety community, there are still many structures in New Jersey – including high-rises and older buildings – that remain unprotected. link

No Sprinklers in Deadly W.Va. Fire
[1/17/2007] - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Jan 15, 2007 (AP)— There was no sprinkler system in the five-story apartment building where fire killed at least eight people, including a child, fire officials said Monday. link

W.Va. Building Where Fire Killed 7 Lacked Sprinklers
[1/17/2007] - There was no sprinkler system in the five-story apartment building where fire killed at least seven people, including a child, fire officials said. Advertisement "I think they would have made a huge difference,'' Fire Chief Greg Fuller told reporters more

Sprinkler douses fire in northwest Las Vegas hotel
[1/17/2007] - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Automatic fire sprinklers were credited with dousing a fire in a hotel room late Tuesday before flames caused serious damage. more

Yonkers apartment building boiler fire displaces 40; 3 firefighters hurt
[1/15/2007] - YONKERS - Forty people had to temporarily leave home last night after a fire at an apartment building at 110 School St. Three firefighters were injured battling the 10 p.m. boiler fire. more

Fire destroys 10 apartments near Durango
[1/12/2007] - DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A fire destroyed 10 apartments and damaged up to five others early Friday, but only one minor injury was reported, authorities said. more

Cops and Courts
[1/12/2007] - A man smoking a cigarette caught a gas can and his garage on fire Tuesday about 9 p.m.. more

Back to School After Fire
[1/9/2007] - Two weeks after a fire destroys an elementary school in the small town of Holly Grove, students are back to class. But because the elementary school was gutted, students and teachers will spend the school year in the old high school building. more

Memorial proposed at site of fatal school fire
[1/9/2007] - CHICAGO It's been 50 years since 92 children and three nuns died in a massive fire at Our Lady of Angels school in Chicago. Now, former students and neighbors say they want to build a memorial for the dead at the site. more

Cigarette suspected in fire at Oceanside retirement center
[1/8/2007] - OCEANSIDE – A 66-year-old retirement center resident suffered burns Wednesday after her bed caught fire, possibly from a cigarette, fire officials said. more

Sprinklers contain Sea Ray fire
[1/8/2007] - An automatic sprinkler system contained an early-morning fire at Sea Ray Boats in the Forks of the River Industrial Park, according to Rural/Metro Fire Department. Rural/Metro responded to an alarm at 2:41 a.m. at the plant, 5502 Island River Drive. more

Would sprinklers make a difference?
[1/8/2007] - JOPLIN, Mo. — Whispering Pine Assisted Living Center, a Joplin residential-care home, has a good track record. Annual inspections of the 42-bed home in each of the past three years have found no violations, according to records from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. link

Fire closes Hanover, Ind. elementary school
[1/5/2007] - Southwestern Elementary School in Hanover, Ind. northeast of Louisville is closed today following an early morning fire in a storage room. more

Sprinkler System Eyed In Apartment Blaze
[1/5/2007] - The cause of a fast-moving blaze at a Georgetown apartment complex was accidental, fire investigators said. But questions about how a fire in a building equipped with sprinklers could spread so quickly remain. link

Nursing homes have three years to add sprinklers
[1/4/2007] - Nursing homes in New Jersey will be required to have automatic sprinklers under an amendment to the state's Uniform Fire Code. link

Arson Fire At Chicken Of The Sea Office Building
[1/3/2007] - Arson investigators are trying to find out who started a fire at a Sorrento Valley office building. more

Bar battles city over sprinklers
[1/2/2007] - A downtown San Mateo pool hall could be declared a public nuisance and face closure for failing to install fire sprinklers eight years after it opened. link

Safety First column: Sprinklers considered for new rental units
[1/2/2007] - Public hearings were held Dec. 21 in Madison regarding the adoption of Building Codes that would require residential sprinkler systems in all new multifamily buildings with three or more rental units. link

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[1/2/2007] - It’s been a rough New Year’s for Michael Quinn. The 18-year-old was arrested Friday night for leaving the scene of an accident. Yesterday, he got drunk, lit a cigarette and fell asleep, authorities said, starting a fire in his south Columbia apartment. link

LI elementary school reopens after arson
[1/2/2007] - (Selden-WABC, January 2, 2007) - It's been a long day coming for some students on Long Island. A fire heavily damaged Stagecoach Elementary School last August. But after months of renovations, the students finally returned to their own classrooms Tuesday. more

Fire damages Harvey offices
[1/1/2007] - A two-alarm fire Sunday morning caused extensive damage to several offices belonging to a Harvey drum container manufacturing company, a Harvey fire department official said. link