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How To Winterize Your Sprinkler System

Close any open drain valves or test cocks. Open the sprinkler water supply valve. Do this slowly to avoid pressure spikes. Turn the controller back on and run each zone manually to check for leaks, ...
Months after the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility, the city of Fall River and the operators of large buildings there are taking a closer look at their fire prevention systems.
BRUNSWICK, Maine — A fire suppression system at Hangar 4 of the Brunswick Executive Airport discharged firefighting foam ...
The inspection process for fire sprinklers in Massachusetts relies on a haphazard honor system that can fail the very people it’s meant to protect. A MassLive investigation following the July fatal ...
The Fall River Fire Department is warning property owners to take a look at their sprinkler systems after four buildings were found to have recalled sprinklers that may not activate during a fire. The ...
The discovery comes in the wake of a deadly fire at the Gabriel House in July that claimed 10 lives and injured dozens more.
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — Months after the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility, the city of Fall River and the operators of large buildings there are taking a closer look at ...
The 2025 Firehouse Innovation Awards recognize products and services that help fire service agencies to provide critical ...
For the first time since the tragic Fall River fire that killed 10 people, 25 Investigates is taking you inside the Gabriel ...
The state’s deadliest fire in decades at a Fall River assisted living facility in July put the spotlight on the use of sprinklers to suppress fires in congregate housing. Fire inspectors recently ...
The failure to conduct routine maintenance and implement a water management program led a state agency to bar Insight Health System from reopening its Warren facility. The Ohio Department of Health ...