The Dubai Civil Defence and the Roads and Transport Authority are studying a proposal to make fire extinguishers mandatory in vehicles, reported Gulf News. There has been a significant increase in the number of car fires over the past five years and 77 have been recorded in the first five months of 2006. The ruling would mean that cars not carrying extinguishers would not be registered by the traffic department.
Obstructed fire extinguishers and more:
The report also criticized the district for an "apparent lax attitude towards fire inspections and Fire Safety, most especially evident at the High School." St. Helena Fire Chief Kevin Twohey conducts yearly fire inspections at each school. The schools are given advance knowledge of the date of the inspection, but Twohey found violations at all four schools.
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In today's New York Daily News:
The bar - whose name and attitude seems to resemble Hogs N Heifers, the iconic biker bar in Manhattan's Meatpacking District - also was cited for 17 fire code citations, which resulted in it being closed.
Among them was a faulty fire alarm system, missing fire extinguishers and a 315-person crowd inside the bar Tuesday that far exceeded the legal occupancy of 50 people, police said.
After the Station Night Club, you would think bar owners with pay more attention.
After fire, OSHA violations come to light.
CBCL was one of the businesses damaged last month when the former mill building caught on fire. Acidic smoke from the fire caused the mandatory evacuation of half of Great Falls' 2,200 residents for several days.
The smoke contained hydrochloric acid that resulted from the burning of polyvinyl chloride in CBCL. Water used to extinguish the fire mixed with the plastic chips to form the hydrochloric acid, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.
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i.e. - not a bad thing. Electronic monitoring of fire extinguishers; a good thing according to Fire Chief:
According to the NFPA, electronically monitored fire extinguishers allowed under their codes must include the ability to assess proper location, access without obstruction and pressurization. In addition, the system must provide record-keeping in the form of an electronic event log at the control panel.
Compliance with codes is a challenge for this guy in Florida. This must have been a wonderful place to live.
Compliance continues to be a challenge for some:
ROCKLAND, Mass. – Recognizing the improved reliability and added safety of electronically monitored fire extinguishers, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) voted to amend NFPA 10 and NFPA 72 to include electronic monitoring in lieu of mandatory physical 30-day inspections.
The NFPA made its decision during its annual World Safety Conference and Exposition that took place in Orlando, Fla., June 4-8. The ruling will go into effect in September following ratification by the NFPA Standards Council.
