Fire kills more people in the United States each year than all natural disasters combined. A small spark in a typical American home can grow into a roaring inferno in just minutes with kitchens being the leading area of origin. If there’s a fire in your home or business, the risk of dying decreases by 82% with sprinklers installed.

• Sprinklers reduce the average property loss by 71%.
• In roughly 90% of all fires, only one sprinkler operates.
• 40% of reported home fires occurred with operating smoke detectors.
• Sprinklers discharge an average of 341 gallons of water per fire while fire hoses discharge an average of 2,935 gallons per fire.
• Average fire department response time is 9–12 minutes.
• 50% of civilian fatalities were people who were out of the room where the fire originated.
• Each sprinkler is calibrated to deploy when it senses a significant heat change.
• Fire sprinklers respond instantly and directly to the area of origin.