INSTALLING FIRE SPRINKLERS is a good idea that we've advocated for a long time. We've focused our discussions in the past on the victims of fires in unsprinklered buildings, and to us that meant the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The state fire marshal commission is considering mandating fire sprinklers in brand new homes, but the idea is not catching on with home builders. Most states and cities follow the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - The adoption of the International Building Code by state regulators here that calls for more stringent usage of fire sprinklers will likely mean more business for sprinkler installers ...

Building codes and local, state and federal laws can present a labyrinthine path to securing the approvals, permits and compliance with legislation required to commence construction of a new or ...

Fires in residential structures with sprinkler systems do so little damage, the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office doesn’t keep statistics on them. “Because if a sprinkler system goes off, a large, ...

PATTERSON, N.Y.—A new Pennsylvania law requiring automatic fire sprinkler systems in all new one- and two-family homes as of Jan. 1 was battling for survival this week in the General Assembly. A bill ...

ORLAND PARK, Ill., Jan. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- While national codes require home fire sprinklers installed in all new construction single-family homes, half of U.S ...

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A deadly fire at an Adams County apartment building forced more than a dozen people out of their homes. It happened early Tuesday morning at the Waterview Apartments on ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - A large contingent of fire chiefs converged on the Minnesota State Capitol Wednesday, to sound the alarm about legislation designed to block a new sprinkler mandate. The eleventh ...

Portage's fire sprinkler code — put into place in 1998 — requires a sprinkler for buildings larger than 7,000 square feet for wood construction and 10,000 square feet for non-wood buildings. Any place ...

TUPELO — Tupelo officials have tightened restrictions on fire codes for multi-story residential buildings in what they claim is an effort to increase safety and the city’s fire rating. Earlier this ...