Inventors began experimenting with automatic sprinklers around 1860. These systems started out as pipes with holes drilled in them. When a fire occurred, the water was turned on to control the fire.

Homewood Fire Department (HFD) hosted its annual open house for National Fire Safety Month at the Homewood Fire Station on ...

"Fire sprinklers in a residential setting. 10 minutes of water supply to get you out, hold the fire at bay, and hopefully get ...

The saying “Location, location, location!” takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to home safety. Eight Washington state municipalities now require that builders equip all new single-family and ...

About 7 to 8 times a year, they perform a side-by-side sprinkler demonstration. In a secure trailer, one room has a sprinkler and one does not. A fire is set and a clock starts, timing how quick it ...

On August 22, a fire broke out in a Bellevue apartment that completely destroyed 21 units and displaced residents from more than four dozen units in the complex. It took 88 medical, support and fire ...

The inspection process for fire sprinklers in Mass. relies on a haphazard honor system that can fail the very people it’s ...