The city of Prior Lake’s attempt to spur economic development now includes repealing a fire ordinance that required sprinkler systems in new commercial buildings or existing business that ...
Prior Lake’s fire chief is hoping City Council members will tip the balance between fire codes and economic development in favor of safety. On Monday, council members considered repealing ...
In the event of a fire, many schools with sprinkler systems find they are back up-and-running in a matter ... The same misconceptions about cost and the impact of disruption can be seen across the ...
AND BETWEEN PORTLAND AND MERIDIAN. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THAT THAT FIRE WAS PUT OUT The fire started around 2:30 a.m. at a complex along Northwest 10th Street between Portland and Meridian avenues.
Santa Rosa. Paradise. Boulder County. Lahaina. Los Angeles. All are places that have shown that American cities and their water systems weren’t built to withstand wildfire, experts say.
The fire department noted that there was no sprinkler system inside the building. Suites on the first of the building sustained the most damage. 14 departments responded to the second-alarm fire ...
Water from putting out a fire damaged two floors of the building and the warehouse wasn’t able to reopen until the sprinkler system was reset. The fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. Thursday at ...
Akers will add to Sciens’ existing divisions that perform life safety work in the state, helping provide customers with even more comprehensive resources and expertise through commercial fire ...
As wildfires grow more frequent and intense with climate change, and become a greater threat to cities, water utilities are ...