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 ...

Most people understand that when there's no lifeguard on duty, you swim at your own risk. Public safety officials and companies that sell fire-fighting sprinklers are hoping that people will come to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. As a building owner, one of the most important ...

Firefighters say sprinkler systems in buildings save lives. The growing conversation surrounding sprinkler systems is taking place in the wake of the Highland Court apartment fire, where five people ...

On August 22, a fire broke out in a Bellevue apartment that completely destroyed 21 units and displaced residents from more than four dozen units in the complex. It took 88 medical, support and fire ...

Sprinklers helped stop flames from spreading through a five-unit townhouse building during a fire in Ipswich on Saturday ...

A sprinkler system helped to stop the spread of a fire at a church, according to the Burlington Fire Department.Firefighters said they responded to St. Mark's Church on St. Mark's Church Road, just ...