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To protect the lives and property of the families who move into their homes, Habitat for Humanity International announced that it supports the installation of residential fire sprinkler systems. In a letter to Habitat affiliates, Nevil Eastwood, Habitat For Humanity’s Director of Construction & Environmental Resources, urged affiliates to consider installing sprinkler systems in the homes they build. The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) has agreed to work with individual Habitat affiliates and their local resources to supply the material, labor and technical support necessary to install residential fire sprinkler systems in Habitat homes. Fire sprinklers have been in public buildings for more than 100 years. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). When fire sprinklers are present, the chances of dying in a fire and the average property loss per fire are both cut substantially, compared to fires in unsprinklered buildings. |
