A Need for Change.(sprinkler systems)
American School & University, July, 2003
Byline: Douglas Ellsworth
Responding to fire tragedies at colleges and universities, eight states have enacted legislation that requires all residence halls, fraternity and sorority houses, and other student-occupied buildings to be equipped with automatic sprinkler systems. Other states have similar legislation in the works.
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According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), about 1,700 fires occur every year in college residence halls, classroom buildings, and fraternity and sorority houses. Fire in on-campus housing facilities has resulted in 32 deaths since ...
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