As a new construction Deputy Fire Marshal with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue in Oregon I have been involved in many projects that included offering fire sprinklers as a trade-up for various development difficulties.

During the planning process of a large subdivision called Erickson Heights, in the city of Tigard, OR, we discovered several streets that would have grades that exceeded our maximum standards. Through cooperation with the Tigard Building Department and our office, home fire sprinklers were offered as a trade-up and accepted by the developer. I provided the developer with a list of the specific homes to be sprinkled due to excessive grade and the project proceeded. Not long after construction of the homes began, to my surprise, the developer contacted us and indicated that they had decided to install fire sprinklers in all of the homes in the subdivision.