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Fire waste and rising costs spur calls for building reform
Special to The Indianapolis Sun reports Architect Fitzpatrick urging national governors in Washington to back legislation aimed at reducing the fire tax. He cites Europe’s lower fire costs, cites U S losses of over 500 million annually, and argues better building standards could cut the fire tax by more than half within five years.
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