7.3 Reasons for unsatisfactory sprinkler performance 1923 - 1969. Due to reporting methods and lack of complete building automatic sprinkler installation, automatic sprinklers do not appear to be as effective as they really are. B. Minimizing Business Interruption and Water Damage - Automatic sprinklers apply the water to the specific location of the initial fire since they are zoned. This reduces water damage to a specific area. They are also the first alarm indicator of a fire and provide and early life safety warning and pinpoint fire location.
Business are able to sustain local damage and resume activities quickly.
While the installation of an automatic sprinkler system is not cheap, reduced insurance premium costs and reduced costs due to trade-offs in construction safety offset the extra costs over the lifetime of the building. Also, good for life safety. Large buildings require several sprinkler systems and several water supplies. The type of building sprinkler system must take into consideration fire load, construction, occupancy and water supply. The NFPA Sprinkler Systems Standard - NFPA 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems is the standard used for sprinkler design as well as system design application in buildings.