After Fatal Blazes, S.F. Fire Safety Panel Seeks Improved Alarm Systems

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San Francisco firefighters at the scene of a four-alarm blaze Jan. 28 at 22nd and Mission streets. The blaze killed one resident and displaced about 65 others. Photo by Andrea Aust/KQED

By Ted Goldberg, KQED News Fix

A six-member task force set up after a pair of deadly blazes in San Francisco this year is planning to call for stricter standards for fire alarms in apartment buildings.

The group, which includes top officials from four city departments, plans to recommend Tuesday that San Francisco’s fire and housing codes be amended to require that fire alarm systems in all apartment buildings be loud enough to wake sleeping residents.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix. 

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