How one community fire sprinklered 99 percent of its new homes–without an ordinance
By nfpa@jiveon.com If you’re looking for a lesson on obtaining homebuilder support for fire sprinklers, look to Camas, Washington. Failing to secure an ordinance in 2003 to fire sprinkler the town’s new homes, fire officials there developed another
Source:: NFPA – Fire Sprinkler Initiative
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