A Tale of Two States, and Fire Sprinklers

In Alabama, a new law allows plumbers to install fire sprinklers after a 32 hour training course.

http://wiat.com/2017/07/06/gov-ivey-signs-bill-to-let-plumbers-install-sprinkler-systems/

Source: Twitter

In Hawaii, developers succeeded in extending a state law that thwarts local authorities from adopting their own fire sprinkler requirements.  Their celebration party was cancelled after a fatal fire in a Honolulu hi-rise building with no sprinklers made the national news.

Industry Cancels Celebration Of Ban On Sprinkler Requirements

Who would have guessed Alabama as the more progressive state for fire safety?

 

Sources: NFPA

https://community.nfpa.org/community/home-fire-sprinkler-initiative/blog/2017/07/07/governor-signs-bill-allowing-plumbers-to-install-home-fire-sprinklers

https://community.nfpa.org/community/home-fire-sprinkler-initiative/blog/2017/07/19/following-hawaiis-marco-polo-high-rise-fire-attention-placed-on-states-sprinkler-ban