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Ask the Person Who Owns One Keith, who was a fire fighter for twenty years, said the common goal was to confine a fire to the room of origin. “That’s just not good enough anymore. If we are going to really do our job of saving people and property, that fire should be out before we get there. Fire sprinklers are the only way to accomplish that.” Chief Jackson agrees, “The real measure of success for a fire department is the one that has no fires, injuries or deaths. If we could stop every home fire, not only would we save people, we would have more resources to handle all the other things we have to do.” New technology has made sprinkler systems much more affordable and easier to install. Two of the biggest concerns that consumers have about installing sprinkler systems are accidental discharges and appearance. The odds of an accidental discharge due to manufacturing defects are 1 in 16 million. Each sprinkler is individually activated by heat, not smoke. So unlike TV sitcoms, no one will ever have all the sprinklers in their house go off because someone sneaks a smoke in the bathroom. The latest residential sprinkler systems are designed to be inconspicuous and can be flush mounted in walls or ceilings or even behind decorative coves and molding. “In my house we are going to be able to put the pipes in our closets, so we will hardly have to touch the walls,” states Chief Jackson. |
