The majority of fire-related deaths happen in residential homes, and most people consider fire sprinkler systems a part of commercial buildings. However, residential fire sprinkler systems can prevent ...

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Maintaining healthy fire protection systems is not always top of mind for building owners or their designated facility managers – that is, until their system fails, costing them precious time, money ...

WALKER, Mich. — The proposed changes to building codes in Michigan could make new homes more expensive. However, the Walker Fire Department said the installation of sprinkler systems in newly built ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Two people died and several others were injured after a fire broke out inside a rooming house on Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford back in March. City officials announced ...

The inspection process for fire sprinklers in Massachusetts relies on a haphazard honor system that can fail the very people it’s meant to protect. A MassLive investigation following the July fatal ...

Firefighters say sprinkler systems in buildings save lives. The growing conversation surrounding sprinkler systems is taking place in the wake of the Highland Court apartment fire, where five people ...

A deadly blaze that left five people dead on Mother's Day has prompted a debate over requiring automatic sprinklers in apartment buildings in Milwaukee. Highland Court Apartments, the site of the fire ...

Airway Heights would become the first town in Eastern Washington to mandate fire sprinklers in new homes with City Council approval. In front of a small crowd, the city fire department demonstrated ...

Three of the Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority’s high-rise apartment buildings now have functioning fire-suppressant sprinkler systems, and work on a fourth is underway. Sprinkler system installation at ...