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Alarming stats on smoke detectors
Written by Laura King   
March 6, 2008

Last week, a day after roasting a chicken in my self-cleaning oven (which, admittedly, needs to clean itself more often), I broiled a steak for my perpetually starving 14-year-old. Needless to say, the greasy residue in the oven from the chicken didn’t react well to the broiler, and the smoke detector started screaming.
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Peter Sells Flashpoint blog
Written by Peter Sells   
March 5, 2008 

I attended a presentation by a career fire inspector some years back as part of a training officers' seminar. He did a very good job and obviously had an expert level of knowledge on the current technology of sprinklers, various types of detectors and smoke alarms. 
by Peter Sells | 03/05
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Poll results favour sprinklers in all homes
Written by Laura King   
March 5, 2008 


With the final vote in our poll on residential sprinklers logged at
21:09 last night, it’s clear that FFIC website viewers firmly support sprinklers in all residential buildings, including single-family homes.

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Developers see value in sprinklers
Written by Laura King   
March 5, 2008

The push for residential sprinklers gained ground last week when a
Toronto developer announced that it is building Canada’s first fully sprinklered high rise condominium.
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Feedback on sprinklers
Written by Laura King   
Feb. 21, 2008

It’s great to get e-mails from readers! Bill Higgs, the fire chief in Sechelt, B.C., e-mailed this week to let me know he read the editorial on sprinklers in the January issue of Canadian Firefighter and to contribute some thoughts on the issue.
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Developer hooks buyers with sprinklers
Written by Laura King   
Feb. 21, 2008

Just as the
province of Ontario is soliciting input on its proposal to make sprinklers mandatory in new residential buildings, a builder in Port Perry, Ont., has proof positive that home buyers want safer homes.
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Toronto fire photos on view
Written by Laura King   
Feb. 21, 2008

Keith Hamilton is captain of a rescue squad and an executive officer for the local. He has graciously provided some of his photos from Wednesday’s fire in Toronto for our photo gallery. You can see them here.
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Toronto blaze coverage
Written by Laura King   
Feb. 21, 2008
It’s one of those Murphy’s Law things: the one day I decide to take off work to accompany my younger son’s class on a skiing trip, a major fire rips through a city block in Toronto. Never fails.
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