Fire detectors pitched by Cedar Rapids unit and partners
Metro fire fighters promote approved early warning fire detectors as a life saving idea in nearby communities. Lt. Phil Saunders notes affordable prices and the rise of ionization and photoelectric alarms along with heat detectors, urging households to adopt safety devices.
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Metro
Marion
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Phil Saunders
Cedar Rapids Fire Prevention Bureau
Saunders
Fire safety push urges detectors near bedroom clusters
Cedar Rapids fire prevention officials urge smoke detectors near each bedroom cluster to provide early warning during overnight fires. They advise UL/FM listed devices, noting battery powered units need checks and that wall sockets can fail in outages. Experts warn against placing detectors in the dead air space where walls meet the ceiling.
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Saunders
UL and FM
Underwriters Laboratories
Factory Mutual
Keith Kress
Hiawatha
Beeping alarms and dogs as smoke warning aids
Vivian Brown notes alarm beeps wake heavy sleepers while a dog can act as a double alarm by howling to alert occupants. The piece appears in the Gazette special home and building section on page 7H.
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Vivian Brown
Associated Press
Tower Case Continues with Olsen Theory of Fatigue
Olsen argues metal fatigue from two factors caused the tower failure and that proper construction standards would have prevented collapse even amid modification work. Testimony indicated Dresser used steel welds thinner than standard and a nonstandard fabrication, while defense argued other Dresser towers collapsed for nonoutsider causes.
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Olsen
Dresser
Gunnar Olsen
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883, published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates include $1.05 weekly by carrier and varying mail options with annual costs for in-state and out-of-state editions. The Associated Press holds exclusive local news republication rights.
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Gazette Co
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
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