Residential fire sprinkler system installations are
increasing every day thanks to growing buyer
demand, lower costs, and simpler installation.
Every home fire starts small. If it goes unchecked,
a home fire grows and spreads quickly, reaching
extreme heat and spreading highly toxic smoke.
No one can survive a fire that reaches this level.
According to the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), a home fire can reach
deadly proportions in only three minutes or less.
A home fire sprinkler system works automatically
at the earliest stage of fire growth, controlling
the flames before they can build deadly heat and
smoke. This gives families the time they need to
safely escape – even very young children and
older adults who may not be able to get out on
their own – and limits the extent of damage to a
single area of the home.
NFPA 13D Standard for the installation of sprinkler systems in one- and two – family dwellings and manufactured homes. NFPA 13R Standard for the installation of sprinkler systems in residential occupancies up to and including four stories in height.
- State farm, offers up to a ten percent discount for the use of residential fire sprinklers because their proven effective in saving lives!
- The sprinkler mandate will first appear in the international residential code which will be published by the end of 2009
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