Category Archives: Codes & Standards

Boston Globe Reports Nightclub Fire Extinguishers Were Not Ready

November 30, 2006 – 2:43 pm

The latest about the Station Nightclub Fire From The Boston Globe: 
Denis P. Laroque, West Warwick's fire marshal, said in an interview with investigators five days after the February 2003 fire that he had concentrated his inspection the prior November on the club's failure to fix a previously cited problem with an exit [...]

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Inspectection trouble for Sacramento Schools:

October 11, 2006 – 3:53 pm

Inspectection trouble for Sacramento Schools:
Sacramento Fire Department Assistant Chief Troy Malaspino: "A major violation. One of the top two or three items we would require an immediate fix if it was brought to our attention."
Records show evacuation plans were missing at more than 13 schools.
Inspections conducted by the city show fire [...]

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Inspection trouble for Sacramento Schools:

October 11, 2006 – 3:53 pm

Inspectection trouble for Sacramento Schools:
Sacramento Fire Department Assistant Chief Troy Malaspino: "A major violation. One of the top two or three items we would require an immediate fix if it was brought to our attention."
Records show evacuation plans were missing at more than 13 schools.
Inspections conducted by the city show fire [...]

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Dubai Makes Extinguishers Mandatory in Cars

August 28, 2006 – 10:53 am

The Dubai Civil Defence and the Roads and Transport Authority are studying a proposal to make fire extinguishers mandatory in vehicles, reported Gulf News. There has been a significant increase in the number of car fires over the past five years and 77 have been recorded in the first five months of 2006. The ruling [...]

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Fire Chief Says Electronic Extinguisher Monitoring is “Improved reliability and added safety”

July 1, 2006 – 6:53 pm

i.e. - not a bad thing.  Electronic monitoring of fire extinguishers; a good thing according to Fire Chief:
According to the NFPA, electronically monitored fire extinguishers allowed under their codes must include the ability to assess proper location, access without obstruction and pressurization. In addition, the system must provide record-keeping in the form of an electronic [...]

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