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.

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 ...

Eden Prairie Fire Chief George Esbensen has seen again and again the benefits of sprinkler systems. “That’s one of the reasons you don’t see as many large-loss fires in Eden Prairie in our townhomes ...

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 ...

A fire sprinkler system is an incredibly effective fire suppression system, but there are other methods available for homeowners to put out a small fire. Using a fire extinguisher or fire blanket can ...

On August 22, a fire broke out in a Bellevue apartment that completely destroyed 21 units and displaced residents from more than four dozen units in the complex. It took 88 medical, support and fire ...

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 ...

WEST WHITELAND–Flames ripped through a mock living space where minutes earlier a similar area had been mostly saved by fire suppression sprinklers. About 90 residents, firefighters and township ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apartments buildings built after 2006 are required to have sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers, according to state law.