Back in the '80s I talked with a fire sprinkler contractor who told me he had a buddy who was a homebuilder. Supposedly the builder had told the sprinkler contractor that homebuilders would make do ...

INSTALLING FIRE SPRINKLERS is a good idea that we've advocated for a long time. We've focused our discussions in the past on the victims of fires in unsprinklered buildings, and to us that meant the ...

The system, which meets NFPA requirements, comprises of FIREPEX tees and elbows, RAUPEX white UV shield crosslinked PEXa pipes and EVERLOC+ fittings. REHAU, an international manufacturer of ...

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.

Every few years there is a calamitous fire high in loss of life that pushes fire sprinkler systems into the public discussion. Recently it was the furniture store fire in Charleston, South Carolina ...

Tyco Fire & Building Products, a division of Tyco International Ltd. and a world leader in fire protection technology, announced today it will offer training seminars in the installation, use and ...

If you're building a new home, you will likely spend thousands of dollars in upgrades designed to make your home more beautiful. Carpet, cabinet and lighting upgrades can easily drive up the total ...

Fires in residential structures with sprinkler systems do so little damage, the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office doesn’t keep statistics on them. “Because if a sprinkler system goes off, a large, ...

The majority of fire-related deaths happen in residential homes, and most people consider fire sprinkler systems a part of commercial buildings. However, residential fire sprinkler systems can prevent ...

More than 40 people died in house fires this year and without any kind of state mandate that requires residential fire sprinkler systems, tragedies are imminent. 51 people in total died from fires by ...

ASHEVILLE - A sprinkler system extinguished a structure fire Wednesday and helped the occupants escape safely, according to an Asheville Fire Department spokeswoman. The Asheville Fire Department ...