Fire Sprinklers To Protect Your Home Or Business in Kent, WA
Fire sprinkler systems are integral to your fire protection plan. When your sprinkler system is set off by the heat from a fire, it sprays water on the blaze, working to extinguish or reduce its size while also making materials wet and slowing the advance and spread of the fire. This also allows more time for people to evacuate and firefighting crews to arrive. If the fire is not extinguished by their arrival, it will at least be contained, making the firefighters’ work safer and easier and minimizing the damage to your facility.
Northwest Fire Sprinkler Saves Lives!
Northwest Fire Systems responded to a service call on the evening of Oct. 5th at a Bellevue assisted living facility. The Sprinkler system put out the fire prior to the fire department’s arrival. The facility on-site liaison heard a small explosion when a hair spray can in a cardboard box left on the stove ignited, spreading smoke down the hall. The liaison grabbed the fire extinguisher. As she pulled the stem to activate the extinguisher, the pendent sprinkler activated and put the fire out in her presence. The fire sprinkler limited damage to the kitchen area and damp carpet in the corridor on the floor of the incident.
What Are The Benefits Of Automatic Fire Sprinklers?
Automatic fire sprinklers can:
- Reduce the temperature
- Dilute dangerous gases from fire
- Allow more time for occupants to escape
- Make the area more visible and thus, safer
Our installation team is the best in the business! With decades of experience, our union trained sprinkler fitters specialize in:
- Pre-action sprinkler systems
- Deluge sprinkler systems
- Standpipe systems
- Wet sprinkler systems
- Dry sprinkler systems
Whether you are designing new home construction or a high-rise office building, contact us for a free estimate. We will work with you to meet all of your fire protection needs.
Maintenance & Inspection Are Key
You need to have your fire sprinkler system inspected and tested regularly to ensure it meets national and local codes and regulations and that it is functioning properly and is ready for an emergency situation. Regular maintenance of your fire sprinkler system will keep it operating like it is supposed to. Any parts of your system that may have become weakened over time or are in danger of breaking down will be found, allowing for repairs now as opposed to later.
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today with any questions about fire sprinkler systems, or to schedule service or installation. We cover all of your fire sprinkler needs.
Fire Sprinkler System FAQs
If your facility does not have sprinklers, you’ll have to wait an average of 9-12 minutes for the fire department to get to you. Those 9-12 minutes spent waiting for firefighters to arrive at your building give the fire ample time to spread through the building. When this happens, the fire department will have to use even more water to extinguish the blaze. Firefighters do not worry about the amount of water they use or where it goes in your property. Fire sprinklers contain and even extinguish fires quickly, minimizing the amount of water used and the damage to your property.
Fire sprinklers use much less water when compared to a firefighting team. This is because, contrary to a popular perception, one sprinkler turning on does not begin a chain reaction which sets off all sprinklers. Fire sprinklers are designed to turn on individually in the specific areas that they are needed—triggered into action by the heat of fire. If a fire is contained to one room, only the sprinkler head within that room will start.
NFPA requirements vary by industry and associated risk, but your fire alarm and sprinkler systems should be tested and inspected regularly to ensure their proper function. When a qualified Northwest Fire Systems technician inspects your system, any problems from wear and tear will be found, which can be taken care of before they become worse.
A properly functioning fire sprinkler system can do a lot before firefighters arrive on scene. It may be able to slow down the spread and intensity of the flames, containing them to a certain area. This creates a safer working environment for firefighters by:
Lowering temperatures.
Improving visibility.
Providing more time for occupants to evacuate.
Diluting the gases created by fires.
The NFPA, or National Fire Protection Association, reports that buildings that have functioning fire sprinkler systems experience 50% to 66% less property destruction and death risk on average when compared to buildings that do not have a fire sprinkler system. A fire sprinkler system will save you money and, most importantly, human lives.
We offer reliable 24 hour service. Whether it’s Monday at noon, or midnight on Christmas Eve, Northwest Fire Systems has your back! We always have a certified technician on-call for your emergency service needs. Call 206-772-7502 when you need emergency fire system service.
