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Overwhelming Support for Residential
Fire Sprinklers at ICC Hearings
On Sept. 21st, International Code Council members overwhelmingly
supported a residential fire sprinkler requirement for all
newly constructed one-and-two family homes and townhouses.
Requiring two-thirds majority vote for approval, the code
proposal (RB64) received more than needed.
The fire sprinkler mandate will be included in the 2009
International Residential Code. Currently 46 states use the
code. Recommendations need to be adopted through the legislature
as a part of Wisconsin's Uniform Dwelling code.
To learn more about residential fire
sprinklers, visit the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition’s
Web site at www.homefiresprinkler.org.
IRC Topic at ICC Fall Conference
The International Code Council (ICC) rejected modification of the International Residential Code (IRC) at its meeting on May 22, 2007 in Rochester, New York, that would have required fire sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses.
Although more than half the voting members favored inclusion of fire sprinkler requirements in the IRC supplement, the total vote was shy of the two-thirds majority needed to pass the motion.
The
issue will be addressed at a final action hearing during
the ICC’s Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota
in September. Only government members of the International
Code Council will be eligible to vote.
For further information please visit the International Residential Code Fire Sprinkler Coalition Web site at www.ircfiresprinkler.org or the International Code Council at www.iccsafe.org.
To
learn more about residential fire sprinklers, visit the
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition’s Web site at www.homefiresprinkler.org.
2007 Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act Needs Your Help!
Write Your U.S. Senator and Congressmen
The Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2007 needs more legislative support for public sponsorship. The bill creates tax incentives for property owners to retrofit buildings with automatic fire sprinkler systems. Similar legislation was introduced in the 108th and 109th Congresses where it garnered over 140 cosponsors each time.The bill is identified as HR 1742.
These pieces of legislation would reduce the tax depreciation time on nonresidential real property from 39 years to only 5 for those that install sprinklers. Benefits of this legislation also include lower local fire department costs, increased loan activity, reduced insurance claims and premium costs.
NFSA
Director of Public Fire Protection, Jim Dalton has been
on point as NFSA’s representative working with members
of Congress and a coalition of fire protection industry
concerns in supplying information and support as required
keeping these vital pieces of legislation moving through
the legislative process.
The NFSA Cap Wiz process is promoted as a quick means for constituents and others to write in to support this important piece of fire protection legislation. Go to this site and help us help America be safer: http://www.nfsa.org/fsia/fsiahome.html. For a document explaining the Incentive Act bullet points go to: http://www.nfsa.org/fsia/FSIA_Bullet_points.pdf
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