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27. Death by Fire? Probably Not

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Building Fire Alarm Systems - How Did We Get There?

In 2009, 73 people in New York City for the whole year died in a single fire. That's one half the number who would have died if it had happened that day. NFPA committees came up with rules and provisions to preclude that type of event in the future. They're now able to automatically notify the fire department. We're going to put sprinkler systems in.

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