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Maryland County uses baseless information to consider opting out of sprinkler requirements
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By nfpa@jiveon.com One of the arguments being used by Worcester County Commissioners in Maryland to try and opt out of the statewide requirement for home fire sprinklers in new homes is that sprinklers thwart building, a notion that has been proven erroneous in other
Source:: NFPA – Fire Sprinkler Initiative
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