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Issues
The Board partners with Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 696, the National Fire Sprinkler Association, the National Fire Protection Association and local, county and state fire officials to support education and legislative measures promoting the following key issues:
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Residential and commercial fire safety |
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Residential fire sprinklers and building codes |
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High-rise fire sprinklers and building codes |
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Nursing/Homes for the Elderly fire sprinklers and building codes |
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School/Campus fire safety |
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School/Campus fire sprinklers and building codes |
What Can I Do?
If a fire occurs in your hometown, what are the possible ramifications?
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Injury to or loss of loved ones, people at risk (disabled, elderly), fire fighters and good Samaritans. |
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Loss of homes, property and possessions. |
Fire sprinklers and building code measures can help prevent fires from getting out of hand and ruining lives. These disasters can be prevented! We encourage everyone to learn from the tragedies that have already occurred, even if they are not directly in our backyards, and speak up BEFORE tragedy strikes.
We encourage you to speak up in response and let your voice be heard!
Below are some easy steps you can take to help support fire sprinklers and help save lives and property.
Calls for Comments on Rule Proposals
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs will post new rule proposals from time to time to address issues related to fire safety and fire prevention. Once posted, the DCA asks for comments from the general public, and then considers those comments when it decides on which proposals to push forward with the state's legislature.
Visit the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety's website dedicated to rule proposals to stay up-to-date on current measures.
On
January2, the New Jersey Division of Codes and Standards
implemented revisions that will now require all nursing
homes in the state of New Jersey to have fire
sprinklers. This revision will require an estimated 48
nursing homes to install retrofit fire sprinklers within
the next three years, before June 2010
Letters
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Writing a letter to your local editor can be a fantastic way of having your voice heard on a community scale. Letters to most editorial newspapers should be restricted to no more than 250 words, which still allows room to make a tremendous impact. Once completed, you can send letters to editorial page editors of newspapers. Most newspapers even allow readers to upload their letters online. |
Click here
to see a template example of a "Letter to the Editor".
Please feel free to use this template when drafting an
editorial letter. Download - Editor Letter (Word Document
Format)
| To Your Local Representatives |
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Another way to help advocate for the use of fire sprinklers is to contact your local representatives and express your support, particularly when there is a bill being considered or following a major local event (a negative one such as a fire, but also positive ones such as Local Fire Prevention activities). |
Click here
to see a template example of a "Letter to your
Representative". Please feel free to use this
template when drafting your letter. Download - Government
Letter (Word Document Format)
To find facts and statistics to add to your letters or comments, stop by our
Resources page.
Bills
To view current bills related to fire safety, fire sprinklers or fire prevention, concerned citizens can visit the New Jersey Legislature website for up-to-the-minute information. In fact, the legislative website provides a service that sends e-mail alerts on specific bill activity as well.
New Jersey Legislature
Some of the current bills involving fire prevention and fire sprinklers are:
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Bill Number: A1421 |
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Title: Requires NJ institutions of higher education to disseminate fire safety information about their facilities to students, parents or guardians and employees. |
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Bill Number: A2616 |
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Title: Requires installation of Fire suppression
systems in school buses and special paratransit
vehicles. |
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Bill Number: A2826 |
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Group Home Fire Safety Act. |
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Bill Number: A3254 |
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Ensures Fire drills are conducted in schools while
open for summer instructional programs. |
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Bill Number: A3344 |
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Title: Requires fire sprinkler systems in new buildings or structures used to house three or more equine animals. |
Government Links
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
New Jersey Legislature
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If you are interested in receiving updates when new items are uploaded to our Advocacy webpage, please e-mail our Executive Director by
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