HINSDALE, IL – The Hinsdale Village Board decided Tuesday to require fire sprinkler systems for new homes. It was part of the village's update to its building code. With the sprinkler mandate ...
New York is reconsidering a decades-old proposal that would require all new homes built in the state to be equipped with automatic fire sprinkler systems regardless of the cost. An unelected panel ...
The fire started in an electrical outlet when a resident was not home. Thanks to the sprinkler system, the damage was limited to some scorched drywall, a burned dresser, and water damage.
New York is third in the nation for home fire deaths ... are significantly lower in residences with sprinkler systems. In 2021, the national fire death rate was 89% lower in structures with ...