View Partners in Progress: From Homes to High Rises via Firehouse’s proprietary digital platform Clarity. Retrofitting a new automatic sprinkler system into an existing building increases the fire ...

Prior Lake’s fire chief is hoping City Council members will tip the balance between fire codes and economic development in favor of safety. On Monday, council members considered repealing Subdivision ...

INSTALLING FIRE SPRINKLERS is a good idea that we've advocated for a long time. We've focused our discussions in the past on the victims of fires in unsprinklered buildings, and to us that meant the ...

The city of Prior Lake’s attempt to spur economic development now includes repealing a fire ordinance that required sprinkler systems in new commercial buildings or existing business that expand.

The provisions and requirements for fire sprinkler systems within buildings have been mandated within codes and standards since the late 1800s. The inclusion of these systems fit within our core ...

In January 2015, a massive fire in Edgewater, N.J., demonstrated that buildings with sprinkler systems are not always protected against fire. The blaze destroyed 240 residential apartments and ...

Fires in residential structures with sprinkler systems do so little damage, the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office doesn’t keep statistics on them. “Because if a sprinkler system goes off, a large, ...

When Randy Miller was moving into his new home more than 13 years ago, one must-have for the house was a fire sprinkler system. “I know the value of what sprinklers provide,” said Miller, the deputy ...

WALKER, Mich. — The proposed changes to building codes in Michigan could make new homes more expensive. However, the Walker Fire Department said the installation of sprinkler systems in newly built ...