The St. Louis County Council on June 22, 2010 chose to eliminate the requirement for residential sprinklers from the 2009 IRC. 

The Council went against the recommendations of the Greater St. Louis Area Fire Chiefs,  Code Officials, the Metropolitan Fire Marshals Association, the International Association of Firefighters, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the St. Louis County Building Commission and the St. Louis County Code Review Committee.  Now the safety of the citizens and the firefighters in St. Louis County is needlessly put in jeopardy.   Typically, jurisdictions adopting codes will make modifications that are more strict than the Model Codes, which are the minimum requirements.  At the request of a special interest group, the Council eliminated a Life Safety requirement from the code and went well below the minimum standards set forth in the IRC.  Are the profits of special interest groups more important than the safety of the citizens and firefighters ?

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13-D !

The Metropolitan Fire Marshals Association and MABOI will be hosting a 13-D follow-up seminar July 30, 2010.  The semianr will be at Creve Coeur Community Center !  The cost is $45.00.  If you still need an NFPA 13D book, they are available for $17.00.