NEWSLETTER
With Update to International Residential Code, Waukegan Implements New Home Fire Sprinkler Requirements
The city of Waukegan recently updated its codes and now requires all new construction one- and two-family homes and townhomes to be protected with home fire sprinklers. The upgrade in home fire sprinkler protection is a result of Waukegan updating [...]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Summer 2024 Edition)
Summer 2024 Sprinkler Saves. You can submit stories here and view other saves here.
Elgin Offers Fire Sprinkler Grants to Encourage Downtown Residential Conversions
Elgin, IL—In 2018, the city of Elgin created the Fire Sprinkler Assistance for Residential Conversions Grant Program to incentivize property owners to convert vacant or underutilized upper floors of downtown buildings into [...]
Fire Sprinkler Saves (Spring 2024 Edition)
Spring 2024 Sprinkler Saves. You can submit stories here and view other saves here.
East Moline Residential High-Rise Greatly Increases Fire Safety Factor with Fire Sprinkler System Retrofit
After much planning, retrofitting the Summit Ridge Condominiums high-rise in East Moline with a fire sprinkler system is finally under way. The 12-story concrete building containing 66 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units was constructed between the late 1960s and [...]
Fire Safety a Main Factor in Westmont’s New Downtown Incentive Program
Westmont, IL- In late 2023, the village of Westmont announced a new program designed to promote business activity in the downtown area. The 2024 Downtown Incentive Program (DIP) provides matching grants to [...]
Fire Sprinklers Could Have Protected Infant and Prevented Injuries in South Shore High-Rise Fire
Tinley Park, IL (February 22, 2024) - Eight people were hospitalized following a fire in a 14-story Chicago high-rise building at 7144 S. Jeffery Boulevard that lacked fire sprinklers. One of those hospitalized was an infant in critical condition. The [...]