Hickory Hills may require fire sprinklers
[9/30/2007] - The Hickory Hills City Council is considering requiring homeowners to install fire sprinkler systems. The revised sprinkler ordinance likely would apply to new construction and renovated homes. link

College dorms on fire watch
[9/30/2007]

Sprinkler system saves multi-million dollar home
[9/28/2007] - A fire in the garage of a three-story custom Skyline Drive home that ignited by stain-soaked rags was extinguished by a single sprinkler head last night with minimal water damage to the structure, officials said today. link

Proposed Mandatory Fire Sprinklers for New Homes
[9/28/2007]

Sprinkler Requirement Approved For New Homes
[9/28/2007] - (AP) EASTON, Md. The Talbot County council approved a bill requiring fire sprinklers in new homes and homes undergoing significant renovation. link

Local fire department saves lives through prevention
[9/26/2007] - More than 50 Habitat for Humanity houses in Orange County are safer from fires thanks to the Chapel Hill Firefighters Association's fire sprinkler program that installs donated sprinklers into Habitat for Humanity homes. Capt. Tommy Gregory, runner-up for Chapel Hill Firefighter of the Year, began coordinating the CHFFA sprinkler program two years ago, inspired by the Pinehurst Fire Department initiative. link

Fire breaks out at business on Western Avenue
[9/26/2007] - GUILDERLAND, N.Y. -- There's no word what started a fire on Western Avenue in Guilderland that closed down a portion of the road in both directions for several hours. link

State wants to require fire sprinklers for older high-rises
[9/23/2007] - New Jersey is proposing that older high-rise apartment buildings and condos be required to add sprinklers for fire safety. Although sprinklers have been required in residential buildings of six stories or higher built since 1989, older buildings are exempt. Last week, however, the state Department of Community Affairs proposed a change to the state fire code that would require older high-rises -- both residential and office buildings -- to be retrofitted to include sprinklers. link

Fire safety advocates say apartments need sprinklers
[9/22/2007] - The head of a state fire safety advocacy group said Friday the fire on the 14th floor of an Asbury Park high-rise could have been rendered impotent before its effects sent several people to the hospital, if the building had been properly protected. link

Fire displaces 3 families
[9/20/2007] - Three East Palo Alto families living in a rented Beech Street home were displaced Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in a bedroom, sending flames into the attic area and causing about $250,000 worth of damage, according to fire officials. link

Fire Officials Press for Sprinklers in Aging NJ Highrises
[9/19/2007] - Fire officials in New Jersey are pushing to make the state the first in the nation to fit all old high-rises with sprinklers. About 400 high-rise buildings - 75 or more feet high - have no sprinklers or only partial sprinkler systems, and state fire commissioners and other officials are urging the state Department of Community Affairs to adopt a regulation calling for all of the structures to be retrofitted with full systems. link

UConn Dorm Fire Forces Evacuation
[9/19/2007] - STORRS - A smoky dryer fire at the Hilltop Suites dormitory at the University of Connecticut forced students to evacuate the building for about three hours in the middle of the night, but no one was hurt and damage was limited. link

Lint Causes Care Facility Fire
[9/19/2007] - COLUMBIA- Fire officials say excessive lint buildup in a clothes dryer caused a fire at West Village Manor residential care facility this morning, forcing residents to evacuate. more

Official: Fandangle's damage could have been lessened
[9/19/2007] - CONWAY – The Sunday afternoon fire that destroyed a longtime local restaurant has been ruled accidental, following an investigation by the state fire marshal's office. The fire at Fandangle's Restaurant broke out shortly after 1 p.m., during the busy lunch hour, in one of the building's electric distribution panels in the basement, according to investigators. link

Sprinkler controls fire in upscale West Harrison home
[9/17/2007] - WEST HARRISON - A desk caught fire in a home in an upscale neighborhood today, activating a sprinkler system that controlled the flames until firefighters arrived. "The residential sprinkler system really saved the day," said West Harrison Fire Marshal Steve Surace, among the firefighters who responded to the noon blaze at 60 Stonewall Circle, off Park Lane. link

Explosion and fire closes Wichita City Hall Monday
[9/17/2007] - Wichita, Kansas September 17 -- There was an explosion late Sunday night, in the basement of the Wichita city building -- and it will shut down city business on Monday. The first crews were called to City Hall around midnight. A transformer had exploded in the basement, causing some damage to that immediate area and smoke to spread throughout several floors. link

Violations of new ordinance concern fire district officials
[9/16/2007] - A large gated apartment complex whose entrance is too narrow for a ladder fire truck. Three modular homes that seem to pop out of nowhere. Several remodeled homes that should have been equipped with sprinklers, but weren't. link

Nursing home fire injures one
[9/14/2007] - Firefighters from three districts responded to a 911 fire call from a Richfield nursing home Friday afternoon. The fire started in a patient's room at the Richfield Care Center on Portland Avenue, but was extinguished by the inhouse sprinkler system. more

Small Fire Hits Inderkum High
[9/13/2007] - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A small fire broke out Thursday in a band practice room at Inderkum High School, but no injuries were reported, Sacramento Fire Department reported. more

'There's A Fire, Get These People Out'
[9/12/2007] - VERNON - When Officer Dan Champagne responded to a fire alarm Tuesday morning at the senior citizens apartments on Franklin Street, he saw thick black smoke pouring from a second-floor window. link

Unattended cooking apparently caused fire in Menlo Park apartment complex
[9/12/2007] - Cooking left unattended appears to be the cause of a Menlo Park apartment complex fire that displaced four residents tonight. More than that, it was the building's lack of fire-prevention amenities that made gaining control of the blaze difficult for firefighters. link

Fire forces elderly out into rain
[9/11/2007] - VERNON - A fire this morning at a housing complex for the elderly forced a number of residents out into the cold and wet weather as firefighters quickly put an end to the blaze. link

NU housing to have sprinklers in wake of fire
[9/6/2007] - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - All University of Nebraska housing will have sprinklers within the next decade, and the cost will shoot into the millions. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today approved a policy that will require sprinklers not just in residence halls, but also university sanctioned fraternity and sorority houses. more

Fire marshal shows trailer to league
[9/4/2007] - Members of the Junior Service League of Midwest City received an opportunity Thursday to see how the money their organization donated to the Midwest City Fire Department was used. link