International Code Council Members Pass Proposal to Require Fire Sprinklers in All New Single- and Two-Family Housing in the U.S.

NFSA Efforts Make Fire Sprinklers "Required Equipment" Nationally. The NFSA has reported that members of the International Code Council (ICC) approved a life- and property-saving residential sprinkler code proposal that had significant backing from the NFSA at the just-concluded 2008 Code Hearings in Minneapolis. (PRWeb Sep 24, 2008)

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