Bismarck Fire Department responds to downtown sprinkler activation

BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — The Bismarck Fire Department ... this weekend, as a sprinkler system activated in a multi-story apartment building. According to a press release from the BFD, at ... Read More

Clayton sets 2027 deadline for fire sprinkler installation

CLAYTON, Mo. — The city of Clayton is under a mandate to equip every commercial high-rise building with a fire sprinkler system by 2027, officials announced. Failure to meet this requirement ... Read More

National Fire Sprinkler Assn

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Misplaced fire extinguishers. No sprinkler system. A key missing in plain sight. How a Juárez migrant detention center fire turned into a death trap.

None of the seven smoke detectors in the facility functioned, and there was no sprinkler system ... Five months after the fire, the migration institute put out a press release stating it planned ... Read More

Reverse sprinkler experiment (IMAGE)

The image illustrates the experimental set-up: (a) Cut-away schematic of the floating sprinkler ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! Read More

Bill to cut Hazelwood’s fire district payments stalls amid union contract talks

All parties were in agreement on the bill as of September, said David Klarich, a lobbyist for the Robertson Fire District. Legislation was prefiled in December by the area’s state senator ... Read More

Bibles were 'intentionally set on fire' outside Greg Locke's church on Easter, police say

The trailer, containing bibles, "had been dropped off in the middle of the intersection and then intentionally set on fire," the sheriff's office wrote in a news release. The church is pastored by ... Read More

Fire reported at National Beef in Liberal, Kansas

A fire at National Beef Packing Company late March ... and the fire had spread to the adjoining building as well, according to a news release from the Liberal Fire Department. Read More

National Transportation Safety Board Chair News Conference on Baltimore Bridge Collapse

struck the bridge at approximately 1:30 a.m., and the NTSB arrived on scene to begin its investigation at 6 a.m. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy briefed the press on ... Read More

Clayton sets 2027 deadline for fire sprinkler installation

The city of Clayton is under a mandate to equip every commercial high-rise building with a fire sprinkler system by 2027 ... on the decision regarding how to proceed. For the latest news, weather, ... Read More