About 70% of Milwaukee's high-rise buildings aren't required to have a sprinkler system. Experts share some life-saving tips.

The type of sprinkler system (except deluge) typically depends on the environmental conditions in which the system will be used and the nature of the space being protected. Wet-Pipe Sprinkler System ...

Sprinkler system design and construction are paramount to fire suppression and safety in all industrial facilities. They have more significance within the waste, recycling and scrap metal industries ...

Responding to an activated fire alarm is a daily occurrence for most fire departments. Many times the fire alarm is a false alarm, but what happens to our responses when then alarm is based on a ...

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It’s 3:30 a.m., and you have been dispatched to a report of a multifamily structure fire in your engine company’s first-due response area. Dispatch is reporting a fire has been called in on the fourth ...

Home fire sprinklers sit at the intersection of safety, cost, and building policy, promising to stop small flames from turning into life‑threatening disasters. Whether they are worth the investment ...

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McKinney City Council members approved a $420,775 contract with Reed Fire Protection Engineering in December to design a fire sprinkler system for each block.

Summit County normally updates its building and fire codes every six years, and the local fire departments are recommending ...

The owner of Gabriel House and the company that inspected its fire safety system are trading lawsuits in court over defective sprinklers.