The Benefits of having a Fire Sprinkler System and Suppression System in a building


Fire protection sprinkler systems and suppression systems:

  • Save lives and prevent injury
  • Save buildings and a significant reduction in property loss
  • Control 99.999% of all fires
  • Control 60 percent of fires using four sprinkler heads or less
  • Deliver water directly to the source of the fire
  • Are functional 24 hours a day and operate instantly the moment a fire is detected
  • Only the sprinklers where the fire is operate which minimises water damage
  • Limit the production of smoke and fumes
  • 60% of businesses closed by fire never restart
  • Sprinkler systems normally cost 1-2% of the total build cost of a new property
  • Trade-offs by installing a Fire Protection Sprinkler System can significantly reduce the capital costs of installing a sprinkler system
  • The protection sprinkler and suppression systems offer allows design flexibility in new buildings
  • Have long term financial benefits from insurance premium reductions
  • The ongoing maintenance of fire protection sprinkler systems and suppression systems is low and simple
  • Operation of a sprinkler system will rapidly control a fire, raise the alarm and reduce the rate of production of heat and smoke, allowing time for occupants to escape
  • Drastically reduce the damage caused by a fire and therefore minimise the disruption and time taken to achieve business continuity
  • Huge and dramatic reduction in harmful emissions from unsuppressed fires
  • Fire protection sprinkler systems minimise production of atmospheric pollution toxic gasses and particles
  • BAFSA state that no fire deaths have occurred in a premises protected by a properly installed and maintained sprinkler system, in the UK since 1945.
  • They enable the design of buildings greater flexibility. In particular movement around these protected buildings are made easier due to less fire doors and lobbies.