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Fire Station Cutbacks Create Greater Need for Fire Prevention and Gas Safety Building Codes
Recent cutbacks to fire department budgets across the country have increased the importance of modern household and commercial fire prevention techniques and devices. A 2012 code proposed for the International Fuel and Gas Codes sought to provide inexpensive, automatic thermal gas [...]
Gas Safety Accelerates Growth in Natural Gas Use
FireBag Fire Emergency Gas Shut Off The United States has enjoyed over 70 years of energy from natural gas. And with greater gas reserves thanks to newer technologies, we increasingly are converting from dirty coal and oil to [...]
Why Gas Oven Flexible Hose Connectors Need FireBag® Thermal Gas Shutoffs
Most home gas appliances connect to black iron gas lines and manual gas shutoffs with flexible hoses. The weakest link in the gas supply to the appliance is the flexible hose, which is only rated up to 150° F. When [...]
MA Automatic Thermal Shutoff Gas Codes
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires thermal-activated shut-offs for natural gas to protect the gas system if there is a fire. And the state has enforced this gas safety requirement since 1974. States considering improving their gas safety requirements are reviewing [...]
Massachusetts Board of Plumbers & Gas Fitters Approves FireBag
The FireBag® automatic thermal-activated shut-off complies with the MA CMR 248 State Plumbing Code The Board of Examiners of Plumbers and Gasfitters at the Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure has approved TECO America’s FireBag® thermal gas shut-off fitting fitting as [...]
FireBag® Provides Fire Safety Layer of Protection for Natural Gas Heated Homes
FireBag® Thermal Gas Shutoff for Propane, Natural, & Butane Gases The FireBag® provides an important layer of protection for residential houses serviced with natural gas. When installed at the gas meter, the FireBag automatically stops the flow of [...]
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