Resources Presentation By: Wayne Waggoner, NFSA

Resources Residential Fire Sprinklers - Step By Step a Communities Approach Residential Fire Sprinklers - Step By Step a Communities Approach Sprinklers for Dwellings Training Manual Sprinklers for Dwellings Training Manual Built for Life – HFSC Builders Kit Built for Life – HFSC Builders Kit Look up for Safety - CD Look up for Safety - CD WEB sites WEB sites Fire Team USA Resource CD Fire Team USA Resource CD Living with Sprinklers DVD Living with Sprinklers DVD Orange County Fire Authority DVD Orange County Fire Authority DVD Deco-Shield DVD Deco-Shield DVD

Resources …….. There are 39 files on the Fire Team USA-CD 11 Power Point presentations 14 Word Documents 14 Word Documents 2 Sprinkler Animations 2 Sprinkler Animations 11 PDF Files 11 PDF Files 70 Pictures of Residential Fire Sprinklers 70 Pictures of Residential Fire Sprinklers

Resources …….. Fire Team USA - CD: Folder with Residential Fire Sprinkler Pictures TIME vs. PRODUCTS of COMBUSTION Time Line Let education, not dollars, decide the sprinkler issue Protect What You Value Most (PowerPoint) HFSC Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department Live Fire Sprinkler Demonstration House (PowerPoint) History of Residential Fire Sprinklers (PowerPoint) Scottsdale Report – 10 years/15 Years Water Animation (HFSC) Streets of Fire – Movie Residential Fire Sprinklers For Life Safety An Economic and Insurance Perspective (Article)

Time vs. Products of Combustion

Protect What You Value Most

Today’s presentation will help you understand how home fire sprinklers can: Save livesSave lives Reduce injuriesReduce injuries Save millions of dollars from property lossSave millions of dollars from property loss

Today’s presentation will: Answer questions, concerns and dispel myths about home fire sprinklers.

U.S. Residential Fire Problem* A fire every 82 secondsA fire every 82 seconds 83% of fire deaths83% of fire deaths 80% of fire injuries80% of fire injuries 72% of structure fire property damage72% of structure fire property damage 36% of fireground firefighter deaths36% of fireground firefighter deaths *2005 NFPA –Fire Journal

Fire Death and Injuries in One- & Two-family Dwellings* (Percentage of Residential) Fire deaths:83%Fire deaths:83% Fire injuries:74%Fire injuries:74% Fire property damage:83%Fire property damage:83% Fireground firefighter deaths:70%Fireground firefighter deaths:70% *2005 NFPA – Fire Journal

Scottsdale Report: Scottsdale Report: 10-year study 15-year study

Scottsdale Report: A 15-year study Scottsdale Sprinkler Ordinance implemented 1/1/86 and evaluated through 1/1/01 Scottsdale Sprinkler Ordinance implemented 1/1/86 and evaluated through 1/1/01 – 41,408 homes have sprinklers (more than 50%) 598 home fires, 49 fires in sprinklered homes 598 home fires, 49 fires in sprinklered homes –No deaths in sprinklered homes –13 people died in homes without sprinklers –92% controlled with two heads or less

Scottsdale Report: A 15-year study Less water damage in sprinklered homes Less water damage in sprinklered homes –Sprinkler systems discharged an average of 341 gallons of water/fire –This compares to an average of 2,935 gallons of water/fire that would have been released by firefighter hoses

Scottsdale Report: A 15-year study Less fire damage in sprinklered homes Less fire damage in sprinklered homes –Average fire loss per single family sprinklered fire incident: $2,166 (15 yrs, 49 fires) –Average fire loss per unsprinklered residential incident: $45,019 ( fires)

NOW THAT YOU’RE LIVING WITH SPRINKLERS HERE ARE SOME ANSWERS TO SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS

Wayne Waggoner Southern Regional Manager

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WEB Sites ….. Fire Team USA Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition National Fire Sprinkler Association National Fire Protection Association Residential Fire Safety Institute American Fire Sprinkler Association

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