OCFD Citizen's Fire Academy Alumni Association

Advantages of Home Fire Sprinklers

From OCFD FB Page....

Home fire sprinklers protect lives by keeping fires small. In many
situations a family who has survived a fire will also have their
“home” to live in and enough of the items and space in their
home to continue living their lives as they did before.

*The cost of a home fire sprinkler system in a new home...
averages $1.35 per sprinklered square foot totaling an amount
similar to what is spent for carpet upgrades, paving stone
driveway or a whirlpool bath.
Source: Fire Protection Research Foundation Study 2013.

* A home fire sprinkler system can reduce the homeowner’s insurance premium.

* Fire departments typically use roughly 10 times as much water
as a fire sprinkler would use to contain a fire.
Source: Fire Protection Research Foundation Study 2010.

* Fire sprinklers are environmentally friendly. They can reduce the
amount of water run-off and pollution, fire damage by up to
71%, and water usage to fight a home fire by as much as 91%.
Source: FM Global and Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Study 2010.

* Cigar smoke or burnt toast will not activate a fire sprinkler.
Only the high temperature of a fire will activate the sprinkler.

* A home fire sprinkler system is easy to maintain. Just inspect
your home to make sure the sprinklers are not blocked by
something that would prevent the water from coming out such
as paint and be sure the main control valve is never turned off.

* Home fire sprinklers are effective in cold and warm climates.
Guidelines have been created for the proper installation of
systems to avoid pipes freezing. A home fire sprinkler system
should be winterized the same way a domestic water supply
is winterized.