QUINCY, MA - The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has published a guide for contractors, engineers, designers, installers, inspectors, and other specialists who seek a quick reference for ...

A fire sprinkler system is an incredibly effective fire suppression system, but there are other methods available for homeowners to put out a small fire. Using a fire extinguisher or fire blanket can ...

You have heard the benefits of residential sprinkler systems and this article is intended to give some brief facts about the installation of residential sprinkler ...

Nearly every day, firefighters arrive at a house fire, apartment or high-rise fire to find individuals trapped because there weren’t working smoke alarms or fire sprinklers. In many incidents, the ...

Multipurpose residential fire sprinkler systems combine fire sprinklers with a home's plumbing, which means that a plumber can often install both. And with the 2009 International Residential Code ...

Although the Seton Hall fire in January 2000 got a conversation going in the Legislature about campus fire safety, it took Pennsylvania policymakers two full years to enact a law to address the issue ...

This month’s reader questions focus on sprinkler alarms. As it turns out, there is a lot of confusion over which NFPA rule — 13 or 72 — applies. Why does my local fire inspector think the fire alarm ...

Some misconceptions are merely inconvenient. And some - like the many myths that surround the use of fire sprinklers in homes - can be deadly. The federal government and more than 400 local ...

Maintaining healthy fire protection systems is not always top of mind for building owners or their designated facility managers – that is, until their system fails, costing them precious time, money ...

WALKER, Mich. — The proposed changes to building codes in Michigan could make new homes more expensive. However, the Walker Fire Department said the installation of sprinkler systems in newly built ...