Residential Life Safety Fire Sprinkler Information
US Fire Administration Comments on Residential Sprinklers
The USFA released a document on March 28, 2008 with their position on
residential fire sprinklers and the benefit they would provide citizens. Below
is just a small portion of this document.
"It is the position of the U.S. Fire Administration that all citizens should be protected against death, injury, and property loss resulting from fire in their residence. All homes should be equipped with both smoke alarms and automatic fire sprinklers, and all families should have and practice an emergency escape plan. The USFA fully supports all efforts to reduce the tragic toll of fire losses in this nation, including the proposed changes to the International Residential Code that would require automatic sprinklers in all new residential construction."
To read the entire document released, click
USFA Position Paper.
For more information and to watch their video on residential sprinklers, visit
their website at
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/about/chiefs-corner/.
This video is courtesy of NFPA.
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Additional Videos
HFSC - Living With Sprinklers - Sprinklered Homes
Living with Sprinklers is a video provided by the nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler
Coalition (HFSC).
It’s a smart teaching tool that’s easy to use. The video is hosted by Ron
Hazelton, who explains
the advantages of having fire sprinklers, separates fact from fiction, and
outlines the simple
care that residential sprinklers need.
http://www.homefiresprinkler.org/Build/BuildWaterUsage.html
HFSC - Water Flow Animation - Fire Sprinkler vs Fire Hose
Do you think that sprinklers will cause too much water damage? Here’s a
comparison of the
amount of water a fire sprinkler uses to put out a typical fire versus the
amount firefighters use.
http://www.homefiresprinkler.org/Build/BuildTimelineUS.html
Dramatic Home Fire Timeline Comparing Home Fires with and without Sprinklers
This seven minute, animated movie shows the progression of a home fire in real
time and
demonstrates the dramatic difference a home fire sprinkler can make.
HFSC - Fire Sprinkler Animation - How Fire Sprinklers Work
Home fire sprinklers are technologically very advanced, but the basic way they
work is very simple.
Fire sprinklers have no moving parts and act simply as a water plug that
releases at a particular
temperature. Here is a short animated movie that explains the workings of home
fire sprinklers.
http://www.homefiresprinkler.org/Local/LocalOffic-video.html
Building Officials Video
Resources, tools and information for community local officials on the
life-saving benefits of home fire sprinklers.
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