Homes equipped with automatic fire sprinklers and smoke alarms reduce the risk of death in a home fire by 82% and decrease property damage by as much as 90%.
It takes minutes for fire to destroy a home. Because fire sprinklers react so quickly, they can control or put out a growing fire and provide life-saving time until firefighters arrive.
When fire sprinklers are activated in a house fire, residents are given important seconds to escape or be protected - if they are physically unable to escape on their own, until firefighters arrive.