A new residential fire sprinkler system was to be designed with the primary purpose of saving lives. Prior to this point, the primary focus of commercial fire sprinkler systems had been property protection. In response to these findings, the report recommended that a fire sprinkler system be designed specifically for residential use. This can be attributed to their need for assistance in exiting burning buildings as well as the reduced likelihood that they will hear smoke alarms immediately, if at all.
In 1973, the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control published a report entitled “America Burning.” It found that most deaths due to fire in the United States occurred in residential buildings-and those most likely to die in residential fires were young children and adults over the age of 65. A look at how residential fire sprinkler heads are different from other sprinklers, why they were developed, and where to use them
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