Question 46
Do sprinklers save water?
FM Global and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition ran full-scale comparative burn tests and found water use reduced between 50% and 91% compared to firefighter response. FM Global reaffirmed the work in 2021.
Sources
- Environmental Impact of Automatic Fire Sprinklers. Comparative burn tests, 2010; reaffirmed 2021. Water, emissions and wastewater pH., FM Global and Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition