Association Commends Fire Department and City Council for Requiring Fire Sprinkler Systems in Nightclubs and Restaurants.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001 The Northern Illinois For the university, see Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois. Economics Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) today praised the Chicago Fire Department The Chicago Fire Department, also known as the CFD, is the principal fire suppression, prevention, and rescue agency of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Chicago. and the City Council for passing an ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been requiring an approved automatic sprinkler system to be installed in every new and existing nightclub or restaurant with an occupancy of more than 100 persons which is located in whole or in part more than four feet below grade. Those existing applicable nightclubs and restaurants will have six months to install an approved automatic sprinkler system. "Often in these types of occupancies there can be a large number of people in an unfamiliar environment. These occupancies are below grade so there are not direct exterior exits at grade level. Also, basement fires are typically difficult fires to fight. Therefore, it is felt that this new ordinance would be a reasonable way to improve the life safety in those affected occupancies said Deputy Fire Commissioner Kenneth L. Wideman. "The passage of this ordinance confirms the importance of sprinkler as the front line defense against deadly fires," noted Tom Lia, NIFSAB's Executive Director. "We commend com·mend tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends 1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend. 2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise. 3. Major Daley, the City Council members, Fire Commissioner Joyce, Deputy Fire Commissioner Wideman and Chief Fire Prevention Engineer John Javorka for their pro-active commitment to live safety." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Lia, the passage of this ordinance is very pro-active in the way the City approaches fire safety. Lia said that fire code changes are typically "written in blood" because they often result only after major fires and when deaths occur. "In this instance, Chicago made the right decision to act before a tragedy claimed the lives of its citizens and firefighters," he said. Lia is the former Fire Marshal fire marshal n. 1. The head of a department or office that is charged with the prevention and investigation of fires. 2. A person in charge of firefighting personnel and equipment at an industrial plant. Noun 1. for the Orland Fire District and the past president of the Illinois Fire Inspectors Association. |
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