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Firefighters in the province want sprinkler systems in all new housing units, which would likely require a change to the National Building Code of Canada.
N.B. fire chiefs say sprinklers ‘save lives’ and ‘decrease damage’
Hope Edmond · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 06, 2026 2:32 PM EST | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago
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The past president of the New Brunswick Association of Fire Chiefs wants to see sprinkler systems in every home and apartment building. (Jeff Stapleton/CBC)
New Brunswick firefighters are calling for sprinkler systems to be mandatory in all new housing, not just buildings that are four storeys or more.
It comes after two recent fires destroyed a 36-unit apartment building and a home.
Late last month, a fire at a three-storey apartment building in Shediac displaced approximately 70 tenants.
Four fire departments responded and said the biggest challenge they faced was the size of the building and the difficulty in accessing all of the floors.
On Sunday, two Oromocto firefighters were trapped inside a burning home when the roof collapsed.
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