Sprinklers

The most effective fire loss prevention and reduction measure, with respect to both life and property, is the installation and maintenance of fire sprinklers. Fire sprinkler systems offer the optimum level of fire safety because they control the fire immediately in the room of origin, help prevent flashover and often extinguish the fire before the fire department arrives on the scene.

Home sprinklers react automatically to fire. They can contain it and prevent it from spreading. Only the sprinklers in the fire area are activated.

• Families with children, seniors, and physically impaired members have special fire protection needs. Home sprinkler systems provide added protection for these people.
• Sprinklers are a good investment for the homebuyer. They can put out or contain a fire even before the fire department arrives.
• Because sprinklers can contain or extinguish a fire almost as soon as it starts, there will be less overall damage from smoke and fire than if the fire had been unabated or even from the water damage caused by firefighting hose lines.
• For home systems, sprinklers are smaller than traditional, commercial and industrial sprinklers and can be aesthetically coordinated with any room décor.
• The combination of working smoke alarms and home fire sprinklers reduces the likelihood of death from fire by more than 80 percent.