NEWS IN BRIEF
Florida mandates sprinklers for new structures
Buildings of three or more stories, excluding oneand two-family houses, “of which the construction contract was let after January 1, 1994,” must be fully protected by automatic sprinklers under Florida statute Sect. 553,895. House Bill 1647 mandating this action went into law on May 15, 1993, according to Bill Sutton, senior attorney, Division of the State Fire Marshal. The division and the state's fire service organizations supported the measure.
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