Staffordshire's chief fire officer has called on councils across the country to install
sprinklers in their residential properties.
16 July 2019 - Pennsylvania, US-based Victaulic, a developer and producer of mechanical pipe joining systems, has purchased Michigan, US-based fire
sprinkler manufacturer Globe Fire
Sprinkler to bring added support to fire protection customers, the company said.
In honor of National Home Fire
Sprinkler Week, leaders from the Illinois fire service gathered to recognize seven communities who adopted codes within the last year that require fire
sprinklers in all new single-family homes.
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sprinkler market continues to witness promising growth, with more consumers focusing on sustainability, seeking their landscaping to potentially conserve water.
Veteran councillor Bill Woodhead called for
sprinkler and misting systems to be written into law at a meeting on Monday afternoon.
It is 18 months since theGrenfell Tower firewhich killed 71 people and still only 4% of London's high-rise council tower blocks have
sprinklers fitted, according to research by the Labour Party.
The lack of water in the tower block has also led to concerns that the building's
sprinkler systems were temporarily affected.
A live fire demonstration was held at the campaign launch, as featured in the video, which compared two identically furnished school reception classrooms -- identical apart from one being fitted with a
sprinkler and the other without.
THE government's watersaving department has been using a
sprinkler on a garden - while telling customers to do the exact opposite.
The story quoting Mr Henley also notes that the Grenfell fire would not have been stopped by a
sprinkler system "since it was started in the kitchen," and "because of the use of chip pans, you cannot have a
sprinkler in the kitchen" due to a potential fireball explosion.
But now the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) and several
sprinkler manufacturers have hit back.
Steamfitters are calling on the city to pass new residential
sprinkler laws on the heels of a new report showing a rise in deaths from fires.
Just 2% of council and housing association tower blocks have full
sprinkler systems, a probe has found - meaning around 3,920 tower blocks do not have the safeguard.
