Sprinklers limited fire damage at Farmers Market, manager
[2/28/2007] - NEW CASTLE — The last time the New Castle Farmers Market was hit by fire, the owners quickly rebuilt, adding one amenity that has proved to be a wise investment: a sprinkler system link

UM dorm fire deemed arson
[2/28/2007] - MISSOULA - Officials say a small fire on the top floor of a University of Montana dormitory was set deliberately. The fire in Miller Hall started at about 2:20 a.m. Friday, prompting the removal of about 330 students from the building, said Nate Nunnally, an assistant fire marshal for the Missoula Fire Department. more

BU blaze sparks fire safety dialog
[2/28/2007] - Two Boston University students were killed and a third was critically injured in a fire caused by a candle last Saturday morning. While news of the deaths of 21-year-old students Rhiannon McCuish and Stephen Adelipour continues to tear through the BU campus, over 100 fires were reported last year at the University of Massachusetts, according to the Amherst Fire Department. link

Annapolis Considering New Sprinkler System Rules
[2/28/2007] - WJZ) ANNAPOLIS, Md. After a fire back in 2005, there is a new push in historic Annapolis to require sprinkler systems in downtown businesses. As Jessica Kartalija reports the city is trying to make sure it can afford a new plumbing plan which, will cost millions of dollars. link

Norwich fire victims try to pick up pieces
[2/27/2007] - NORWICH -- Alejandro Ibarra sat at a lunch table at the Bishop Elementary School Monday with his wife, Mariana, and 2-year-old son, Brendan, listening to a dire explanation of what they would face the rest of the day after a morning fire at their apartment complex. link

Arson Fire Damages Apartment Complex
[2/26/2007] - Police say that an early morning fire Monday at Kirklevington Hills Apartments - the third at the complex since October - was intentionally set. Monday's fire broke out at about 4:30 a.m., and the building's sprinkler system kept the fire damage to a minimum. But while this fire didn't cause much damage, investigators are now saying there's a disturbing connection to the December 28 fire that destroyed a dozen apartments. more

Guests evacuated after fire breaks out at W Hotel
[2/25/2007] - About 300 guests were evacuated from the W Hotel on Victory Avenue this morning when a fire was detected in the building. They waited across the street at the American Airlines Center, most wearing white hotel bathrobes against a brisk wind, for the all-clear. more

Candle Caused Fire That Killed 2 BU Students
[2/25/2007] - WBZ) BOSTON Fire officials have determined a candle caused the fire at 21 Aberdeen Street in Boston that killed two college students early Saturday morning. link

Bill addresses fire regulations
[2/24/2007] - JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri State Rep. Kevin Wilson, R-Neosho, filed House Bill No. 952 Wednesday in response to the fire last year which killed 11 people in the Anderson Guest House. link

Sprinkler system up to par, yearly goals in place for other campus housing
[2/23/2007] - The majority of Simpson's on-campus residences are protected by sprinkler systems, and plans are being made to cover even more locations. link

Fire station will finally be equipped with sprinklers: Town awarded $48,450 grant from federal government
[2/23/2007] - HANOVER - For nearly 20 years, the fire department has been telling new businesses that they need to install sprinkler systems. It’s been ‘‘kind of hard’’ to do, given that the fire station doesn’t have a sprinkler system, Fire Chief Kenneth Blanchard said. link

Fire Safety Stressed As Fatalities Increase
[2/23/2007] - A substantial jump in the number of house fires with fatalities nationwide this month has fire chiefs across the country reaching out to the public to emphasize the importance of fire safety. link

‘No one wants to lose a life’
[2/22/2007] - The fire likely would not have been deadly if the apartment had been protected with a fire sprinkler system, according to Bill Fiorini, the city’s director of licensing, inspections and permits. “The sprinkler system would have provided a place for the family to remain safe until firefighters could pull them out,” Mr. Fiorini said Wednesday. “A sprinkler system would not have saved the building, but it would have saved a life.” link

No Sprinklers Installed In Frederick Shopping Ctr.
[2/22/2007] - FREDERICK, Md. The Frederick shopping center that was destroyed by fire on Monday didn't have a sprinkler system, but city planners were told in the 1980s that it was supposed to have one. more

Guest treated for smoke inhalation after hotel fire
[2/22/2007] - A guest was treated for smoke inhalation after a Wednesday morning fire at the Nevadan Hotel caused about $7,000 damage. more

Cherry Hill Mansion Fire Started By TV
[2/22/2007] - CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- Fire investigators said they now have a cause for a devastating fire that destroyed a Cherry Hill mansion. more

Safer nursing homes
[2/21/2007] - Is the staff caring and competent? How convenient is it to get to the nursing home from where we live? A family asks those questions when looking for a long-term health care center for an aging or infirmed loved one. One question probably not on the list: Does Grandma’s room have a smoke detector? link

Dorm Fire Safety Systems Cut Down Injuries And Damage
[2/21/2007] - Thanks to university fire safety systems, recent dorm fires in Lower Michigan and Tennessee have not resulted in any injuries. more

Downtown apartments OK after small fire on third floor
[2/19/2007] - HUNTINGTON -- A Huntington apartment complex got a scare Sunday afternoon after a small fire on the third floor vacated the building. more

Bills advance for nursing home safety
[2/18/2007] - INDIANAPOLIS – It seems like such an obvious safety feature. Houses have them, apartment and office buildings, too. But not all nursing homes in Indiana have comprehensive fire prevention systems, either through sprinklers or smoke alarms. link

Fourth Anniversary Of Station Nightclub Fire To Be Marked Today
[2/18/2007] - New Fire Safety Legislation Considered - advertisement - Eyewitnessnewstv.com reports a memorial service today (February 18th) will mark The Station nightclub fire. Survivors of the February 20th, 2003 blaze and relatives of those killed plan to gather at the fire site in West Warwick. They'll be marking the fourth anniversary of the fire. link

Fire chiefs request help in reducing fire fatalities
[2/18/2007] - The International Association of Fire Chiefs, troubled by the high number of fatal house fires that have occurred since the beginning of February, is asking the public to become more aware of proper fire safety procedures. link

Purposely-Set Fire Empties Central Fla. Hospital
[2/18/2007] - A purposely-set mattress fire caused a building at Devereux Hospital in Viera to be evacuated Sunday, officials told Local 6 News partner Florida Today. A juvenile admitted to setting the fire, said Orlando Dominguez with the Brevard County Fire Rescue. No information was available on the age or gender of the child, who was a resident of the hospital that serves special needs children. more

Harbor View restaurant open despite fire
[2/18/2007] - Hong Kong Harbor View restaurant at Aloha Tower Marketplace opened for dinner Sunday evening despite a weekend fire that did $80,000 damage. more

Concord Hotel Fire Forces Guest Evacuation
[2/17/2007] - CONCORD, N.C. -- Guests were evacuated from Hampton Inn & Suites Charlotte at Concord Mills on Weddington Road Extended Saturday morning. Fire officials say the fire started in a maid's cart that was in a guest's room just before 10:00. The fire set off alarms throughout the building; but firefighters still had to go to some rooms and bang on doors to wake people up. more

Fire ruled accidental
[2/17/2007] - A fire that erupted Thursday night in one of the apartments at the Western Gardens Apartment Complex on Old Highway 80 West has been ruled an accident by Meridian Fire Department investigators. link

Dozen Homeless After Apartment Fire
[2/17/2007] - An explosive apartment fire in McDonough left three dozen people homeless. The blaze at the Bridge Mills Apartments in Henry County started around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. more

BRAMPTON SUPPORTS MANDATORY SPRINKLER LEGISLATION
[2/14/2007] - BRAMPTON – Brampton Fire and Emergency Services is urging Queen’s Park to pass Bill 2, legislation which would make sprinklers mandatory in all new homes, following the recent death of a Toronto woman. link

Fire deaths show need for education
[2/12/2007] - Cape Girardeau fire chief Rick Ennis said he would like to see more residences with sprinkler systems. He said there has never been a multiple fire death in a structure with a sprinkler system, based on statistics from the National Fire Protection Association. link

Student housing getting upgrade to prevent dangerous fires
[2/11/2007] - CHAMPAIGN – Morgan Zeeb, a University of Illinois junior, was in her room on the third floor at Newman Hall last summer when another coed burst into the room. It was 10:40 a.m. Aug. 20, a Sunday morning, and the student told Zeeb that smoke was pouring into her room. Zeeb, a resident adviser, rushed down the hallway and saw that smoke was coming out of a shared vent in the girl's closet. That meant a fire was occurring in the next room. link

Third Recent Apartment Fire Displaces 15 Families
[2/11/2007] - Oklahoma - Several families were displaced early Saturday after a fire spread through a south Tulsa apartment building. The blaze was the third major apartment fire that the Tulsa Fire Department has fought in as many days, Capt. Larry Bowles said. link

Sprinkler System Saves Another Green Bay Business
[2/9/2007] - (WFRV) GREEN BAY For the second time in a little over a week, an automatic fire sprinkler system helped save a local business. link

Firewalls, Sprinklers Could Have Limited Fire Damage
[2/9/2007] - "A sprinkler system in either one of these scenarios yesterday or today would have absolutely prevented this from occurring," Tulsa Fire Department Captain Larry Bowles said link

Reno Council Considers Sprinkler Law After Mizpah Fire
[2/5/2007] - Three months after the city's deadliest fire, the Reno City Council is considering a proposal that would require low-rise residential hotels to be retrofitted with fire sprinkler systems when there's a change in ownership. Fire officials say none of the city's hotels that are four stories or lower have full sprinkler systems. more

57% of Iowa dorm dwellers not protected by fire sprinklers
[2/4/2007] - More than half of Iowa college students who live in dormitories are in buildings that are not equipped with fire suppression sprinkler systems, a Des Moines Sunday Register survey has found. link

Sprinkler Stops Downtown Hotel Fire
[2/2/2007] - The Green Bay Fire Department says a fire at a downtown hotel Thursday morning demonstrates the value of buildings having automatic sprinkler systems. more

Sprinkler System Douses Fire In Downtown GB Pub
[2/1/2007] - WFRV) GREEN BAY A fire at a downtown Green Bay pub Thursday morning was quickly controlled by the building's automatic fire sprinkler system. more