This month’s reader questions focus on sprinkler alarms. As it turns out, there is a lot of confusion over which NFPA rule — 13 or 72 — applies. Why does my local fire inspector think the fire alarm ...

The fire alarm industry is full of rules. I’ve previously explained each of the six categories of rules, which apply, respectively, to manufacturers, what to install, how to install, to individuals, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to a report of a fire alarm and sprinkler activation at a building on Friday morning, though there was ultimately no widespread ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Water from a broken fire sprinkler system damaged 53 apartments at a large senior living complex early Sunday morning. At 4:23 a.m. Sunday, the Muskegon Fire Department responded to ...

Reporting from OAKLAND — Inspectors discovered that a California building in a run-down neighborhood lacked fire extinguishers, smoke detectors in every apartment and a working sprinkler system just ...

A fire struck the Sushi JOOA restaurant at 198 E. 29th St. on Tuesday night, although the sprinkler system doused the flames before they threatened adjacent businesses in the Palmer Gardens shopping ...