The local adopted fire and building codes specify when sprinkler systems need to be installed. These codes do not specify the system design, type, or limitations. Most model codes send the user to ...

Although the Seton Hall fire in January 2000 got a conversation going in the Legislature about campus fire safety, it took Pennsylvania policymakers two full years to enact a law to address the issue ...

The most effective means of combating a fire in a residential occupancy is a properly designed, installed, and maintained fire sprinkler system. These systems use automatic fire sprinklers that ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla.—Many homebuilders fight against installing home fire sprinklers, contending they discourage sales by jacking up a home's price tag. But Sam Davis, a builder based here, believes so ...