Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition - Real Estate Section

The Advantages of a Home Fire Sprinkler System

With Fire Sprinklers

The sprinkler closest to the fire activates
Water contains or extinguishes fire
Residents have time to safely escape
Surrounding rooms are protected from fire and water damage

Without Fire Sprinklers

Flames grow and spread
Heat and toxic gases spread room to room
In as few as three minutes, the fire becomes deadly
Flashover occurs and the gases and combustible materials burst into flames

Home Fire Sprinklers: Protecting Your Community
It typically takes fire departments 9-12 minutes after a fire has started to arrive. By then firefighters will have to use high pressure hoses, applying water at 125 gallons per minute. The home may be lost and the family displaced.

Fire sprinklers work so fast that they often put out a fire before the fire department arrives. In Scottsdale, AZ, a 15-year study of home fire sprinklers showed that the average loss per sprinklered fire incident was $2,166 compared to more than $45,000 for unsprinklered homes.

Smoke alarms are important because they warn people when there is smoke. Fire sprinklers prevent deadly smoke and fire from spreading and allow families to escape. Each sprinkler is individually activated by heat. Typically, only the sprinkler closest to the fire will activate controlling the fire until the fire department arrives.