Inventors began experimenting with automatic sprinklers around 1860. These systems started out as pipes with holes drilled in them. When a fire occurred, the water was turned on to control the fire.

The provisions and requirements for fire sprinkler systems within buildings have been mandated within codes and standards since the late 1800s. The inclusion of these systems fit within our core ...

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 ...

It’s 3:30 a.m., and you have been dispatched to a report of a multifamily structure fire in your engine company’s first-due response area. Dispatch is reporting a fire has been called in on the fourth ...

Contrary to what you may see in television sitcoms, a home sprinkler system will not activate and spray water throughout the house if someone lights a cigar. Burned toast won't do it either.

THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS BEING ASKED RIGHT NOW. KAREN. AND ACCORDING TO PROPERTY RECORDS AND THE FALL RIVER FIRE CHIEF, THE BUILDING HAD SPRINKLERS. BUT EXPERTS WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY DIDN’T CONTROL THE ...