Fire Sprinkler Facts

Home sprinklers are smaller than commercial and industrial sprinklers, and they can be aesthetically coordinated with any room décor.  - U.S. Fire Administration's Fight Fire with Facts

Laboratory testing and a 50-year installation/activation history clearly show that fire sprinkler systems exceed a 95 percent "fail-safe" status.  - U.S. Fire Administration's Myth and Facts 

Installing both smoke alarms and a fire sprinkler system reduces the risk of death in a home fire by 82%, relative to having neither.  - Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition's Fire Sprinkler Facts

People in homes with sprinklers are protected against significant property loss—sprinklers reduce the average property loss by 71% per fire.  - National Fire Protection Association's Home Fire Sprinkler Facts & Figures

Over 200 U.S. communities have residential sprinkler laws. Roughly 100 of these communities are in California. In downtown Fresno for example, there has been fire damage of only $42,000 during a 10-year period in which its sprinklering law has been in effect.  - American Fire Sprinkler Association's Fire Sprinkler Facts, Figures & General Info