Fire sprinkler systems are designed to do one thing: save lives!
Contrary to popular belief, a fire sprinkler system is not designed to distinguish fires. They are designed to contain fires for a long enough time frame that allows the local fire department to arrive on scene and extinguish the fire through traditional fire fighting methods.
The ability of your sprinkler system to contain a fire depends upon the integrity and working order of the system. The only way to keep a fire sprinkler system in working order is to perform routine inspections as mandated by the Nation Fire Protection Authority, your state's Fire Marshall, and your local Authority Having Jurisidiction.
N.F.P.A. 25 is a codebook written specifically to discuss the various types of fire sprinkler inspections that are currently performed by state licensed fire protection companies.
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