New school sprinkler rules due, but won't affect LI much
Quick ReadThe vast majority of LI schools were built before sprinklers became as common as they are today, and the new standards will apply only to new construction.
Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | A fire sprinkler in the ceiling of a pre-kindergarten classroom at Centenial Avenue Elementary School in Roosevelt. (Feb. 24, 2010)
First day of class for displaced W. Babylon students
South Bay Elementary School fire and aftermath
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Stricter requirements for school fire sprinklers are on the horizon for New York State but fire-prevention experts say they will have little impact on Long Island, where barely 10 percent of public schools have sprinklers now.
The vast majority of Island schools were built before sprinklers became as common as they are today, and the new standards will apply only to new construction.
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