According to the NFPA 13 and NFPA 25, if you have 300 sprinklers or less, you should have no fewer than six spare heads; if you have 300 to 1,000 sprinkler heads, you should have no fewer than 12; and if you have more than 1,000 sprinklers, you should have no fewer than 24 spares.
Install smoke alarms on every level of your home Replace smoke alarms that are 10 years or older Practice your two-minute escape plan Teach children what a smoke alarm sounds like
Here are some recommendations for winterizing dry pipe valves: ♦ Drain all low points♦ Check heater and temperature setting in sprinkler/water entry room♦ Check heat trace on wet system♦ Check pipe Insulations
Interior fire separation where sprinklers are placed on both sides of a non-operable window in order to provide up to a two-hour fire separation in a non-load bearing wall.
A Fire Department Connection (FDC) is “A connection through which the fire department can supplemental water into the sprinkler system, standpipe, or other systems, furnishing water for fire extinguishment to supplement existing water supplies.” FDCs are required on all standpipe systems per NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems, and sprinkler […]
If there is someone with hearing impairments, consider installing a smoke alarm with strobe at home.