RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLERS
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Did you know........?

  • ...every day in UK 2 people are killed and another 50 injured by fire?

  • In 2001 606 were killed and 17,300 injured

  • Over 75% of them were killed or injured in their own homes. 

In 2001 there were 69,000 dwelling fires - an average of 190 each and every day.

If these 600+ people were killed in an aircraft accident there would be a public outcry, but because fire victims die in one and twos all across the country it hardly catches the local news. 

Residential fire sprinklers can dramatically reduce this tragic toll.

Over 30 years ago special fire sprinklers were developed in the USA known as Residential Sprinklers. These sprinklers were specifically designed with life safety in mind.

Experience over the years has shown that these life safety fire sprinklers will virtually eliminate fire deaths and reduce injuries and property damage by at least 80% 

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Fires today grow very fast because of the amount of plastics we have in our homes.

Click here to see a short US film of what can happen in a fire.
Residential Sprinklers - Fire Sprinklers for Life Safety

When sprinklers were invented 140 years ago insurers were quick to recognise their benefits and they encouraged the development of the emergent Industry - and still do to this day. However their principle interest is in property protection, so the life safety aspect of fire sprinklers was largely ignored - until more recently.

In 1973 the America Burning report was published, which showed that over 75% of fire casualties occur in the home; a fact equally true in the UK. Most of us presume people die in fires in public places or in industrial accidents, however each day in the UK 2 people die and 50 are injured. America Burning, amongst other things, suggested  a residential fire sprinkler system. 

All fires start small, so if they can be detected soon enough, and fought immediately, it takes surprisingly little water to control it. Allowed to grow unhindered, conditions can become un-tenable within as little as 2 minutes. Quick response is the key!

Without sprinklers, the first you might know about a fire is when a smoke alarm goes off, or someone spots the fire. The fire brigade is called and should be with you in 10 minutes or less. However fires today grow very rapidly - probably because of the amount of foam and plastics we use in our furnishings - so when the brigade arrives, the fire will have had some considerable time to really get a hold. What was a small fire will have become a major one by the time the Brigade arrives.

UK Fire Statistics

 

Statistics for 2000 show that in the UK there were a total of 219,500 fires in buildings, which resulted in 595 deaths and 17,600 injuries during that year.

Of these fires -

  • 70,900 were in dwellings, which caused 447 deaths and 14,400 injuries.

  • These statistics clearly show that your home is a dangerous place.

  • In fact fires in the home account for over 60% of all building fires and over 75% of all casualties.

  • You are three times more likely to die in a fire at home than anywhere else.

  • After 10 years of falling numbers, fatal casualties seem to have levelled off.

At the same time the number of non-fatal casualties continues to grow, having increased by more than 50% in the last 10 years.

       

 

 

The dark red band shows all fire deaths or injuries and the paler band shows residential casualties.

From this you can see that over 75% of all fire casualties occur in the home.