Sprinkler Recalls
Will the sprinkler systems in your jurisdiction function properly when there is a fire? If they don't, what other systems are in place in those buildings to keep people safe?
These are questions are addressed in an article from Firehouse.com about sprinker recalls.
WASHINGTON -- Building codes around the nation rest heavily on the theory that sprinkler systems provide the best protection against fire. Now, with millions of defective sprinklers being recalled, fire officials face a new question: What if a sprinkler fails?Beginning in the 1970s, state and local codes gave property owners who installed sprinklers more and more leeway to scale back on other safeguards such as smoke alarms and fire-resistant construction materials.
However, those so-called trade-offs are getting a second look after a string of four sprinkler recalls that has identified 45 million defective sprinkler heads in the past seven years -- a number equal to about one in every 10 sprinklers installed nationwide since 1991.
Read the whole article - good info.
