Home Fire Sprinklers
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Home Fire Sprinklers Systems
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Increase the chance of surviving a fire by over 97%, when combined with the recommended number of smoke alarms.
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Control residential fires 90% of the time with just one sprinkler head activating.
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Control fires with approximately 1/10 of the water used in typical firefighting efforts.
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Reduce average property loss by 74% per fire.
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Usually give you a 5-15% homeowners insurance savings.
Do residential fire sprinkler systems really save lives?
Yes. The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) compared sprinklered and non-sprinklered homes over a period of time and concluded houses equipped with smoke alarms and a fire sprinkler system experienced 100% fewer civilian fatalities, 57% fewer civilian injuries, and 32% less direct property losses and indirect costs resulting from fire than homes equipped only with smoke alarms.
Cost
Cost
The national average for new construction is $1.35 per square foot of living area. The Medford average for new construction is $1.49 per square foot of living area. Here are some other facts:
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The cost works out to be about 1 to 1.5% of total building cost
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The cost is about the same as upgrading carpet.
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Amortized over 30 years, the cost is approximately $5-10 per month.
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Installing a multipurpose plumbing/fire sprinklers system decreases the cost
Aren't Smoke Alarms Enough?
While functioning smoke alarms do save lives, they may not be enough to prevent tragedy. Consider the following statistics:
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40% of fire deaths were in homes with working smoke alarms.
- Smoke alarms are missing in 2/3 of deadly residential fires.
- In a study completed in 2006, only 58 percent of a test group of children ages 6-12 awakened when a standard smoke alarm sounded; only 38 percent of the test group successfully evacuated.
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