The Impact of Fire Sprinklers on Your Community
Communities and Developers Benefit from Home Fire Sprinklers
Sprinklered developments support Community Risk Reduction (CRR) as home fire sprinklers are the only technology that can stop a fire from becoming deadly. Fires in homes that are not protected put residents and firefighters at risk, from potential exposure, collapse, and health hazards. Each new home built without sprinklers makes the community less safe for all. By protecting new housing stock, existing resources can be directed at high-risk populations and existing unsprinklered structures.
HFSC has information and resources you can use to learn and teach others about the benefits of including fire sprinklers in communities and local codes.
RESOURCES FOR AHJS, FIRE & LOCAL OFFICIALS
What is the Cost to Communities Without Fire Sprinklers?
Fires burn quickly and are more deadly today due to the content in our homes. Fire sprinklers are the only technology that can stop a fire from becoming deadly. That is why fire sprinklers are in national codes. Removing fire sprinklers from the codes allows the construction of substandard, less safe homes, putting residents, firefighters and the community at risk. Find out more about home fire sprinklers and community impact.
Create a Presentation Using Local and National Statistics
The Home Fire Sprinkler Impact Tool is a customized presentation that allows fire officials to enter local fire data such as injuries, deaths, equipment used, and other data points to highlight the difference home fire sprinklers make in community risk reduction. This tool turns the information into actionable insights for use in presentations to decision makers.
INFORMATION AND INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPERS
Sprinklers Can Reduce the Cost of Development
Home fire sprinkler incentives can reduce infrastructure and other construction costs. These may include higher density allowing more units, increased hydrant spacing, reduced street width, longer dead-end streets, T turnarounds, and single access points. Incentives can be discussed when updating codes to prevent sprinklers from being omitted. In jurisdictions where sprinklers are not in the codes, incentives can be negotiated during the pre-planning stage.
Find out more about how sprinklers benefit developers including incentive details here.