Typical Installation Process


Typical Single Family Sprinklered Home


Typical Multi-Family Sprinklered Home

Residential

80% of the approximately 4,000 fire deaths recorded annually in the United States occur in residential occupancies. Fire sprinkler systems provide the ultimate protection from fire to help save lives and property. Fire sprinkler systems will extinguish a typical residential fire in less than one minute, thus dramatically improving survival rates and minimizing property damage.

Alliance Fire Protection, Inc. specializes in the professional layout and installation of fire sprinkler systems in residential dwellings, both single family and multi-family. Now with the use of alternative materials, systems are becoming more common and much more affordable. Alliance remains very competitive in the residential market.

A common myth about residential fire sprinkler systems is that they will activate or leak for no apparent reason. The only reason a fire sprinkler head will activate is if it was accidentally damaged or vandalized. The fire sprinkler system in a dwelling unit has been hydrostatically tested under 200 pounds of pressure for a period of not less than 2 hours. There is almost no chance that a fire sprinkler will accidentally discharge.

Another myth is that all of the sprinklers go off in the event of a fire. Sprinkler heads are heat activated, so only the ones at the fire will open, usually 1 or 2 sprinklers. Common residential sprinklers are rated at 155 F. Residential fire sprinkler systems discharge approximately 20-25 gallons of water per minute compared to the fire department's 250-500 gallons a minute on a fire. A fire sprinkler head also responds almost immediately thus saving lives and precious valuables that may not be saved while waiting for the fire department to arrive. Today's fire sprinkler heads are designed to blend in with the ceiling thus becoming almost invisible. And by installing a fire sprinkler system in a dwelling unit, the occupant may be able to save up to 20-25% on fire insurance premiums. NFPA statistics show that smoke detectors combined with a fire sprinkler system reduce the chance of loss of life in a fire by 98.5% compared to smoke detectors alone at 48.5%.

For more information about residential fire sprinkler systems, please contact:
Bill Winzentsen, Vice President - Residential Division
Telephone: (847) 573-1122, Ext. 222