ROCHESTER, N. Y. — Proponents of residential fire sprinklers are cheered by an International Code Council Code Development Committee meeting here in May that nearly resulted in residential fire ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Fire Safety Commission has approved the sprinkler installation mandate but Doria and Gov. Jon Corzine have the final say. Since 1988 the fire code has required all new high-rise buildings to have ...