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The fire safety feature you didn’t think about
The risk of dying in a home fire decreases by about 85 percent
if sprinklers are present. Re- search shows when sprin- klers were present, fires were kept to the room of origin 97 percent of the time. That means the sprinkler acti- vates and puts out the fire before it has a chance to spread to other places in the home. The National Fire Protection Association and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition want you to know these facts:
• Only one sprinkler acti- vates: If a fire starts, the clos- est sprinkler will activate, spraying water to control the flames, heat and deadly smoke. That fast control gives you time to escape to safety. In most cases, just one sprinkler is needed.
• Fire sprinklers use less water than fire hoses: When a sprinkler activates, it flows at a rate of 10-26 gallons of water per minute — a frac- tion of the water that fire
hoses use. Because of the sprinkler’s fast action and less water flow, the proper- ty loss in a sprinklered home fire is far less than in an un- sprinklered home fire.
• Home fires are deadly in two minutes or less: It takes 10 minutes or more for a fire department to get notified, respond and begin suppres- sion. In that time, an uncon- trolled fire will grow and spread through the home, becoming potentially dead- ly in two minutes or less. A sprinkler controls the fire be- fore it can spread, protecting residents and the respond- ing firefighters.
• Smoke alarms are not enough: Working smoke alarms are essential in every home. But they can only de- tect a fire, not fight it. Fire
sprinklers detect the fire and
automatically control it, sav- ing lives and property.
• Sprinklers are reliable and easy to maintain: Fire sprinkler mishaps are gener- ally less likely and less severe than home plumbing system problems. Plus, maintenance is simple.
• Take action now: Test your smoke alarms and practice your escape plan with your family. If you are thinking of building or buy- ing a home, ask for fire sprin- klers. They provide peace of mind, protecting you and your family should you ever face the threat of a home fire.
Learn more at homefire- sprinkler.org.
This article is courtesy of Brandpoint.
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