Town council, citing popular myths, shoots down proposal to fire sprinkler new homes
By nfpa@jiveon.com Last month, Illinois’ Downers Grove Village Council voted on a proposal to require fire sprinklers in its new homes. Though many of the nearly 40 single-family-home fires in the village over the past five years resulted in more
Source:: NFPA – Fire Sprinkler Initiative
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