There are multiple types of automatic fire sprinkler systems. The most common is the wet pipe system. It's activated once the ceiling temperature gets hot enough to burst a glass bulb, immediately ...

As cross-linked polyethylene piping has grown in popularity among residential plumbers and builders, it helps to know the ...

Brittany Brown explains why pre-incident planning of commercial buildings must consider whether building occupancy ...

The growing conversation surrounding sprinkler systems is taking place in the wake of the Highland Court apartment fire, where five people died. Sprinkler system experts say sprinklers are 96% ...

A fire that tore through dozens of parked cars revealed that Jacksonville's airport doesn't have sprinkler systems in either ...

where a fire on Sunday, May 11, killed five people. The building was built before sprinkler systems were required by state law, and so is exempted from the requirement. The Sprinkler Fitters Union ...

twice a year,” said Menands Fire Chief David Ognan. Residents in Menands had a front row seat to see the importance and effectiveness of a home sprinkler system. “We just want to show what the ...

After a fatal apartment fire took five lives, a city committee and other officials took a closer look at sprinkler codes.

Engine 13 arrived at 10:31 p.m. to find the fire, originating in a kitchen, already suppressed by the sprinkler system. Engine 5 shut down the sprinkler system, while Ladder 14 ventilated the unit, ...