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Presentation By:
Wayne Waggoner, NFSA
ResourcesResources
• Residential Fire Sprinklers - Step By Step a Communities Residential Fire Sprinklers - Step By Step a Communities ApproachApproach
• Sprinklers for Dwellings Training ManualSprinklers for Dwellings Training Manual
• Built for Life – HFSC Builders KitBuilt for Life – HFSC Builders Kit
• Look up for Safety - CD Look up for Safety - CD
• WEB sitesWEB sites
• Fire Team USA Resource CDFire Team USA Resource CD
• Living with Sprinklers DVDLiving with Sprinklers DVD
• Orange County Fire Authority DVDOrange County Fire Authority DVD
• Deco-Shield DVDDeco-Shield DVD
Resources ……..Resources ……..There are 39 files on the Fire Team USA-CD
• 11 Power Point presentations11 Power Point presentations
• 14 Word Documents14 Word Documents
• 2 Sprinkler Animations2 Sprinkler Animations
• 11 PDF Files11 PDF Files
• 70 Pictures of Residential Fire Sprinklers70 Pictures of Residential Fire Sprinklers
Resources ……..Resources ……..Fire Team USA - CD:Fire Team USA - CD:• Folder with Residential Fire Sprinkler Pictures• TIME vs. PRODUCTS of COMBUSTION Time Line• Let education, not dollars, decide the sprinkler issue • Protect What You Value Most (PowerPoint) HFSC• Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department Live Fire Sprinkler Demonstration House (PowerPoint)• History of Residential Fire Sprinklers (PowerPoint)• Scottsdale Report – 10 years/15 Years• Water Animation (HFSC)• Streets of Fire – Movie• Residential Fire Sprinklers For Life Safety An Economic and Insurance Perspective (Article)
Time vs. Products of Time vs. Products of CombustionCombustion
Protect What You Value Protect What You Value MostMost
Today’s presentation will Today’s presentation will help you understand how help you understand how home fire sprinklers can:home fire sprinklers can:
• Save livesSave lives• Reduce injuriesReduce injuries• Save millions of dollars from Save millions of dollars from
property lossproperty loss
Today’s presentation will:Today’s presentation will:
Answer questions, concerns and dispel
myths about home fire sprinklers.
U.S. Residential Fire Problem*U.S. Residential Fire Problem*
• A fire every 82 secondsA fire every 82 seconds• 83% of fire deaths83% of fire deaths• 80% of fire injuries80% of fire injuries• 72% of structure fire property damage 72% of structure fire property damage • 36% of fireground firefighter deaths36% of fireground firefighter deaths
*2005 NFPA –Fire Journal*2005 NFPA –Fire Journal
Fire Death and Injuries in One- Fire Death and Injuries in One- & Two-family Dwellings* & Two-family Dwellings*
(Percentage of Residential)(Percentage of Residential)
• Fire deaths:Fire deaths: 83%83%• Fire injuries:Fire injuries: 74%74%• Fire property damage:Fire property damage: 83%83%• Fireground firefighter deaths:Fireground firefighter deaths:
70%70%
*2005 NFPA – Fire Journal*2005 NFPA – Fire Journal
Scottsdale Report:Scottsdale Report:
10-year study 15-year
study
Scottsdale Report: Scottsdale Report: A 15-year studyA 15-year study
Scottsdale Sprinkler Ordinance Scottsdale Sprinkler Ordinance implemented 1/1/86 and evaluated through implemented 1/1/86 and evaluated through 1/1/011/1/01– 41,40841,408 homes have sprinklers homes have sprinklers
(more than 50%)(more than 50%)598598 home fires, home fires, 4949 fires in sprinklered fires in sprinklered
homeshomes– No deaths in sprinklered homesNo deaths in sprinklered homes–13 13 people died in homes without sprinklerspeople died in homes without sprinklers
–92%92% controlled with two heads or less controlled with two heads or less
Scottsdale Report: Scottsdale Report: A 15-year studyA 15-year study
Less water damage in sprinklered homesLess water damage in sprinklered homes– Sprinkler systems discharged an Sprinkler systems discharged an
average of average of 341341 gallons of water/fire gallons of water/fire
– This compares to an average of This compares to an average of 2,9352,935 gallons of water/fire that would have gallons of water/fire that would have been released by firefighter hosesbeen released by firefighter hoses
Scottsdale Report: Scottsdale Report: A 15-year studyA 15-year study
Less fire damage in sprinklered homesLess fire damage in sprinklered homes– Average fire loss per single family sprinklered Average fire loss per single family sprinklered
fire incident: fire incident: $2,166$2,166 (15 yrs, 49 fires)(15 yrs, 49 fires)
– Average fire loss per unsprinklered residential Average fire loss per unsprinklered residential
incident: incident: $45,019$45,019 (1998-2001 86 fires)(1998-2001 86 fires)
NOW THAT YOU’RE
LIVING WITH SPRINKLERS
HERE ARE SOME ANSWERS TO SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS
Wayne WaggonerWayne Waggoner
Southern Regional ManagerSouthern Regional Manager
[email protected]@comcast.net
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Burglar 60 SecondsBurglar 60 Seconds
Lawns 60 SecondsLawns 60 Seconds
WEB Sites …..WEB Sites …..Fire Team USA
http://www.fireteamusa.com/
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
http://www.homefiresprinkler.org
National Fire Sprinkler Association http://www.nfsa.org/index2.htm
National Fire Protection Associationhttp://www.nfpa.org/index.asp
Residential Fire Safety Institutehttp://firesafehome.org
American Fire Sprinkler Association
http://sprinklernet.org
Any Questions about your:Any Questions about your:
Knowledge & EducationKnowledge & Education