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Posted on 04/14/2005 1:11:16 PM PDT by ZULU
Codey Signs Bill Requiring Fire Extinguishers in Homes
(TRENTON) – Acting Governor Richard J. Codey today signed S-1294 / A-3432, a bill requiring that single-, double- or triple-occupancy homes be equipped with a fire extinguisher upon sale, lease or transfer.
State Senator Joseph Coniglio first drafted the bill two years ago, when a fifth-grade student at Cliffside Park School #6 suggested the idea. Senator Coniglio was visiting Mrs. Donna Spoto’s fifth-grade class when the student, Christopher Keethe, raised his hand and asked why every home in New Jersey is not required to have a fire extinguisher.
“He went on to say that he believed everyone would be safer and lives would be saved if we all had access to fire extinguishers. I couldn’t have agreed more, so I went to work on broadening our existing fire safety laws,” Senator Coniglio said.
The Senator joined Acting Governor Codey for the public bill signing during a school assembly at Cliffside Park School #6 – which Christopher still attends as a seventh-grader. The bill’s other primary sponsors are Assemblyman Frederick Scalera, Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson and Assemblyman Brian P. Stack.
“I’m sure most of you have heard a lot about politics and government from adults, the newspapers or television. You’ve heard how complicated the political system is and how it often feels as if it is impossible to get anything done,” Codey told the assembled students before signing the bill.
“Today the work of one student proves that, if you have an idea, if you get involved and if you advocate for your idea, you can make a difference. There are many ways to advocate. You can call or send letters to your Legislator’s office. You can work with a group of people to make sure your ideas are heard. Or you can run for office, like we did,” Codey continued.
Senator Coniglio said: “Each year there are thousands of fires in New Jersey homes. A good portion of those fires are kitchen fires or caused by candles or cigarettes – the type of fires that can be put out with a fire extinguisher before major damage can occur. By making sure homeowners and tenants are equipped with the fire extinguishers necessary to fight these small fires, we can help prevent millions of dollars in damage and countless deaths each year.”
“Fire extinguishers are a cost-effective tool to help residents safely leave a burning building while waiting for firefighters to answer the alarm,” said Assemblyman Scalera, who also is deputy fire chief in Nutley. “By providing all new homeowner and tenants with a working fire extinguisher, we can ensure that these residents are prepared to protect themselves from the moment they step into their new home.”
“Single- and two-family homes are not required to have sprinkler systems like high-rise apartments,” said Assemblyman Johnson. “Requiring a fire extinguisher be part of a home transfer will close this gap that leaves many residents unprotected from fire.”
“Homeowners and tenants often are overwhelmed with a litany of tasks when they move into a new house,” said Assemblyman Stack. “This law will ensure that being able to protect themselves from a fire is not lost in the shuffle.”
The bill’s text can be found online by visiting the Legislature’s website, www.njleg.state.nj.us/, and conducting a “Bill Search” for S1294.
Isn't it a PRIMARY rule in a house fire to get out of the house first? Aren't there different types of fires - electrical, chemical, etc, which require different types of extinguishing materials?
Why not a law requiring a DEFIBRILLATOR in every house prior to sale?? People often have heart attacks at home you know.
Glad I left tha5t lunatic state years ago.
"Why not a law requiring a DEFIBRILLATOR in every house prior to sale??"
SSShhh! Somebody will call the democrat party hacks and suggest it.
You vill be healthy und safe. The government says that you vill be healthy und safe. If you are not healthy und safe you vill be punished.
But, won't the Fire Dept save you? Isn't that why you can't have a handgun in New Jersey, because the Police will save you?/sarcasm
Next step - require a gun in every house.
Answer: Because, Christopher, FREE people aren't regulated at every turn. And we want to be free, understand, Christopher?
Since they want you to help out the fire dept.,can't prejudice helpin the police!
For the record,I have two in the garage,one in the kitchen and one by the laundry downstairs....fire extinguishers that is,the gun locations are nodobies business!
The rule is: "GET OUT OF THE HOUSE". It doesn't take long for smoke to engulf and blind your path AND a secondary fire to ignite. Tell these folks to look at the "whole Picture".
nodobies-
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That idiot 'Rat kid needs to have his ass whipped with a copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Hmmm.....I'm not sure a law is needed here. My homeowner's insurance company requires that I have a fire extinguisher in my house. They didn't need to, though. I've always had a large fire extinguisher in my houses. It's in a pantry closet adjacent to my kitchen. I've had to use it twice.
It's foolish not to have one.
One thing I do believe ought to be mandated and this is carbon monoxide detector in homes with a heating system other than electric.
LOL! Perfect. Oh man, that made my day.
BTW- I have a fire extinguisher under the sink in my kitchen and our two-family also has one in each apartment. Had'em for years! I guess NJ politicians don't think we're that smart.
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Wait, you mean this isn't Scrappleface? :-P
When poor folks start complaining they can't afford them, surely the state will have to start providing these things for free, don't you think?
Should we mandate inspection for live, long life, lithium batteries for smoke detectors too? Firefighters say this is an all too frequent cause of fatalities. How about NOx2 detectors? Come on, I'm just getting started here.../sar.
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