Fire sprinklers are by far the most efficient and effective safety apparatus available for life safety in the event of a fire; with reported figures indicating a worldwide success rate in controlling or extinguishing fires, at source, of over 99%.
What use is smoke detection?
smoke detectors are very valuable but they can only provide a warning of incidence of fire, with their success at preventing disaster totally dependent upon a speedy alert to the Fire Services.
statistics reveal that it can take from five to thirty minutes to properly react to an alarm; whereas it can take less than 5 minutes for a fire to reach ‘flashover’!
a fire sprinkler will not only warn of a fire but it will act immediately to extinguish it, well before it has time to grow and regardless of human presence or intervention.
Who is most at risk?
The majority of all fire casualties are the very young, the very old or those physically or mentally incapacitated; in short, those least able to help themselves.
At what price?
Domestic and residential fire sprinklers are not expensive; typically costing the equivalent of a new lounge carpet and yet they will save yours and your family’s, life in the event of a fire.
What about water damage?
Buildings that endure severe fire are often damaged beyond repair and consequently become uninhabitable. Homes protected by fire sprinklers can usually be back in use within hours; generally with only the room of origin bearing any damage and leaving the rest of the building unaffected.
Each sprinkler is individually triggered by the intense heat of a fire; only the sprinkler/s directly over the fire will be activated.
Sprinklers use considerably less water than the Fire Services, hence saving property from fire and from water damage. Figures suggest that sprinklers release less than 1% of the water used by the fire services.
Some more facts to remember:
Records show that annually, in the UK alone, there are approximately 56,000 dwelling fires, causing more than 400 fatalities and over 11,000 serious injuries.
Un-tackled, a fire can totally engulf a room in less than three minutes.
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Fire sprinklers are extremely reliable, with records showing that the chance of an accidental operation is 1:16,000,000
ent report published by East Sussex Fire Authority suggests that the current death and injury toll caused by fire could be reduced by more than 90% with the widespread use of fire sprinklers.
Nobody in the UK has ever died as a result of a fire in a building with a properly working fire sprinkler
