The provisions and requirements for fire sprinkler systems within buildings have been mandated within codes and standards since the late 1800s. The inclusion of these systems fit within our core ...

A deadly blaze that left five people dead on Mother's Day has prompted a debate over requiring automatic sprinklers in apartment buildings in Milwaukee. Highland Court Apartments, the site of the fire ...

Maintaining healthy fire protection systems is not always top of mind for building owners or their designated facility managers – that is, until their system fails, costing them precious time, money ...

The Gillett school district in eastern Wisconsin has three school buildings. None has a sprinkler system installed to put out a fire. The buildings were constructed between 50 and 100 years ago, well ...

The inspection process for fire sprinklers in Massachusetts relies on a haphazard honor system that can fail the very people it’s meant to protect. A MassLive investigation following the July fatal ...

Home fire sprinklers sit at the intersection of safety, cost, and building policy, promising to stop small flames from turning into life‑threatening disasters. Whether they are worth the investment ...

WEST WHITELAND–Flames ripped through a mock living space where minutes earlier a similar area had been mostly saved by fire suppression sprinklers. About 90 residents, firefighters and township ...