Industry News

August 1, 2011- Fire Protection Div. Denver Fire Dept.,  Dept. of FireSafety

       Concerns Safety Licensing for Fire Pump Contractor

This communication serves as notice that August 1, 2011, the Denver Fire Depatment will offer testing for fire safety licenses for personnel that design, install or perform testing and maintenance on fire pumps with the the City & County of Denver.  Effective September 1, 2011, any individual performing design, installation, testing or maintenance work on fire pumps within the City & County of Denver will be requred to hold a current license.

May 5, 2011 Legislation introduced into Congress

This legislation will provide a financial incentive to high-rise building owners to install sprinkler systems by reducing the depreciation schedule from 39 and 27.5 years to 15 years.  This reduction will also put sprinkler improvements more in line with the current tax code that allows 15 year depreciation for leasehold  improvements.   

September 1, 2008 - Residential Fire Sprinklers Receive Landslide Support