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 ...

Encourages volunteer firefighters to attend September conference to vote on code change. The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) recently adopted a resolution supporting a change to the ...

The system, which meets NFPA requirements, comprises of FIREPEX tees and elbows, RAUPEX white UV shield crosslinked PEXa pipes and EVERLOC+ fittings. REHAU, an international manufacturer of ...

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 ...

CHICAGO —California and Pennsylvania, starting Jan. 1, 2011, will be the first two states in the country to require sprinklers in every new home based on the ...

July 6, 2010 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) today issued a safety alert recommending that residential fire sprinkler systems containing antifreeze should be drained and the ...

Tyco Fire & Building Products, a division of Tyco International Ltd. and a world leader in fire protection technology, announced today it will offer training seminars in the installation, use and ...

ORLAND PARK, Ill.—Illinois this summer appeared poised to become the third state in the nation to adopt residential sprinkler requirements statewide, with the Illinois State Fire Marshal recommending ...

Prospective new homebuyers in Minnesota will get an earful of information about fire sprinklers if a new bill becomes law. The bill, which is getting a lukewarm reception from the homebuilding ...

RALEIGH-- The NC Fire Marshal's Association, along with other affiliated organizations will be proposing a residential code change at the NC Building Code Council meeting on December 11. The code ...