Learn more about the life-saving potential of home fire sprinklers, and how to advocate for sprinklers in your community.
For years, Canadian homebuilder Murray Pound rejected home fire sprinklers based on notions of exorbitant cost and installation hassles. Now he’s an outspoken sprinkler advocate on a mission to dispel the myths. What changed? NFPA Journal®, January/February 2012, by Fred Durso, Jr.
Not every space in a structure is required to be protected by sprinklers—and NFPA 13 is very clear on what those spaces need to remain unprotected. NFPA Journal®, November/December 2011, by Matt Klaus
A new study compares fire event water use for sprinklered vs. non-sprinklered homes. NFPA Journal®, March/April 2011, by Fred Durso, Jr.
NFPA's new Faces of Fire campaign puts a human face on the Association's Fire Sprinkler Initiative. NFPA Journal®, Nov/Dec 2010, by Fred Durso, Jr.
It’s not lightweight construction. It's what happens when lightweight construction meets fire. NFPA Journal®, July/Aug 2009, by Alan R. Earls
The case for home fire sprinklers NFPA Journal®, March/April 2009, by Scott Sutherland