Belvidere council considers making in-home sprinkler systems mandatory
[5/29/2008] - BELVIDERE — The city could adopt a law that requires new homes to be outfitted with fire sprinklers. link

Senate agrees to give those installing sprinkler systems tax break
[5/29/2008] - COLUMBIA -- The Senate today gave key approval to a bill that would give tax credits to those installing fire sprinkler systems. link

Best Buy closed following fire
[5/29/2008] - The Best Buy store in the Heritage Square Shopping Center on Route 1 in Monmouth Junction remains closed two weeks after an electrical fire.   Calls to the chain’s corporate offices in Minnesota to inquire about when the store will reopen were not returned.   The Kingston Fire Department was alerted to the fire at 1:51 a.m. on May 11 when the store’s automatic sprinkler system was activated, according to Kingston Fire Chief George Luck. Mr. Luck said the store was full of smoke from floor to ceiling, and there was smoke coming out of the front-left corner of the building. link

Fire sprinklers essential for downtown safety
[5/29/2008] - Five and a half years ago, a devastating fire gutted five businesses on Kentucky Street, causing $3.5 million in damage. Two years later, the City Council enacted an ordinance requiring fire sprinkler retrofit installation in buildings in the historic downtown area. link

Sprinkler douses small fire at Riverside Resort
[5/28/2008] - LAUGHLIN - A sprinkler quickly doused a Wednesday morning fire in a room on the 24th floor of the Riverside Resort Hotel-Casino. There were no injuries, according to the Clark County Fire Department. link

Onalaska Considers Mandatory Sprinklers
[5/14/2008] - Whether sprinkler systems should be mandatory in new homes is something the city of Onalaska is considering.  On Tuesday, the Onalaska Fire Department held a live demonstration with the National Fire Sprinkler Association to show the effectiveness of having a sprinkler system.  link

Donated labor costs help center
[5/12/2008] - SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Susie Rastatter liked that the former Holy Trinity School could provide space for some of the Children's Rescue Center's programs. The old rectory is a good home for the Kingdom House for single moms. And the center always wanted a gym for its youth programs. link

Sprinklers help quickly put out warehouse fire
[5/11/2008] - SPOKANE VALLEY - A sprinkler system and quick work by firefighters ensured that a fire at a building in the Spokane Industrial Park in Spokane Valley was kept small and under control. link

Late Night Fire at Apartment Building
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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