Home Fire Sprinkler Demonstration - Chicago

[seventy18]

1) Insurance Companies lobby Municipal/state/federal governments to stop Sprinklers from being installed. Their reasoning: home owners set sprinklers off by hanging plants birdcages from these sprinklers increasing claims on water damage. 2) home builders lobby, they don't want added cost by regulated building codes. 3) mom and dad don't have lobby groups so children burn.

[movieapple]

I have just moved into a place with these sprinklers and thought I'd check them out on the internet to see what they're all about. After just five minutes, I can't understand why these are not mandatory in every modern household. Surely if we can afford big pretend 4WDs and big flat televisions, we can afford to install these in every new house?

[Vype100]

Wasserschäden können manchmal schlimmer sein. Ich hätte immer Bedenken, dass ein Fehlalarm (Ampulle platzt warum auch immer) das System auslösen würde.

[alexgfm2]

Perry County just lost 7 children in a house fire MIKEN8ERISBACK please tell me again about the safe evacuation of the home in the event of a fire. No disrespect, but I recently retired from my local Fire Bureau and I am a sprinkler advocate. Also your car is expensive to maintain, but if you don't you put your life at risk.

[alexgfm2]

Can you believe that Pennsylvania wants to kill the code requirement to install sprinklers in residential dwellings? Makes you think, Why would you do that?

[MIKON8ERISBACK]

@alexgfm2 Because they are not totally necessary for the safe evacuation of the home in the event of a fire, unlike smoke detectors. They can also be expensive to maintain.

[sotash]

Wow, I want fire sprinklers now!

[Nykus79]

that will put firefighter out of job!

[gspencerful]

@Nykus79 Acctually it wont. First of all not everyone will have them. Second of all the fire department still has to be called even if the fire is put out. This is for safety reasons. Just like how home burglar alarms does not put police officers out of jobs.

[68Engine68]

@gspencerful Think he might of been joking.

[NipkowDisk]

A truly excellent video- fire sprinklers SAVE LIVES! I would love to retrofit my house with them.

Ol' Henry Parmelee would be proud...

[Heyde1979]

residential sprinklers make a big difference this was a an awsome demo keep up the good work and be safe

[termitemfp]

Seeing this is what makes my job all worth it.

[firesprink281]

@termitemfp

you and me both.

[DJRocha23]

Awesome

[CbaZzx]

estos videos son muy ilustrativos para motivar a la gente de la importancia de laprevencion de incendios

[fireeducator]

Another Demo on how Residential Sprinklers work.....