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Why Fire Sprinklers?
Annually fires kill more people in the United
States than all natural disasters. More than 4,500
individuals perish in fires each year, with
eighty-percent (80%) of all deaths occurring in
homes. It is our mission to make the citizens of
Mesa safe from fire by protecting them where they
live and work. By the year 2010, the city population
is projected to be over 600,000. If we start now,
almost half of our homes and businesses could be
protected in ten short years.
What are the Fire Code Requirements
Currently, the City of Mesa Fire Code does not
require that fire sprinklers be installed in new one
and two family dwellings. However, the Mesa Fire
Code does require that homebuilders offer fire
sprinklers as an option to home buyers. The actual
wording of the Mesa Code falls under
Section
903.2.3.
What this means is that all buyers of new homes
should be receiving fire sprinkler information from
the sales office, so that they may make a more
informed decision about the value of fire sprinklers
in their new home. Based on national data, the cost
of fire sprinklers should range from 1% - 2% of the
cost of the home. For example, a fire sprinkler
system in a $300,000 home should cost between
$3000-$6000. Because many insurance companies now
offer discounts for these life saving systems, your
monthly cost would most likely be well under $30,
less than $1 a day. This is a small price to pay to
know that your family will be protected from fire 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. There has never been a
documented fire death in a home protected by fire
sprinklers, according to the National Fire
Protection Association.
In addition, fire sprinklers may be an acceptable
alternative or requirement where fire apparatus
access road requirements cannot be accomplished
(Section 503.1.1) or in other special circumstances
such as where fire flows are not available from
hydrants as required by appendix B & C of the Mesa
Fire Code.
FACTS - MESA, THE PAST 10 YEARS
- 3,298 significant structure fires
- $45,007,000 fire loss
- 173 fire injuries in the past three years,
including firefighters and civilians
- 35 fatalities, 18 of which may have been
prevented with a sprinkler system
CITY OF MESA EVENTS
Watch for the Mesa Fire Department's Mobile
Education Unit Fire Sprinkler trailer which makes
appearances at the City of Mesa special events. You
will be able to view a demonstration of an actual
fire as it starts, and how quickly one automatic
fire sprinkler can control the fire.
LINKS TO ADDITIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER INFORMATION
National Fire Sprinkler Association,
http://www.nfsa.org/
U.S. Fire Administration,
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/safety/sprinklers/
Sprinkler Net,
http://www.firesprinkler.org/
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition,
http://www.homefiresprinkler.org
Mesa Fire
Department Residential Sprinkler Packet Information
(PDF 2.06 MB)
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