Brothers Fire Protection offers commercial fire suppression & alarm system installation & inspection for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North & South Dakota.
Brothers Fire Protection offers commercial fire suppression & alarm system installation & inspection for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North & South Dakota.
Fire sprinklers are effective tools in the fight against spreading fires in both homes and commercial office buildings. The fire sprinkler is not a new invention, nor an invention that came about in the past century. The concept behind the sprinkler is fairly old, and these devices have had quite a bit of time to accumulate some history. Here are some fun and interesting facts about fire sprinklers.
Fire sprinklers have been used in the United States since 1874.
It costs between $1-2 to build sprinklers into a new building, and between $1.50-2.50 to retrofit an existing building with sprinklers.
A 1988 survey found that nearly half of hotels and motels had sprinkler systems installed. The number is likely higher today.
Sprinkler installation makes up approximately 1% of the cost of a new building.
A fire has never taken multiple lives in a fully sprinklered building.
Brothers Fire can help install a new sprinkler system in your home or commercial property. To learn more, contact us today at (800) 607-2767.
Most fire alarms utilize a high-pitched sound that is tough to ignore. For those who can hear, it's hard not to hear such a fire alarm going off; even if you're asleep. The deaf, however, can't hear an audible alarm going off. If they're asleep, they also won't see a flashing light going off on a fire alarm, either.
That's where a new type of experimental fire alarm comes in.
Anyone who has tasted wasabi knows how potent and HOT this Japanese horseradish can be, especially in large doses. A new fire alarm utilizes wasabi to alert the deaf to potential dangers by spraying canned wasabi into a room. In test runs, this alarm managed to wake 13 out of 14 test subjects within 2 minutes.
Here's a video demonstrating the technology.
Get in touch with Brother's Fire if you have commercial fire alarm or sprinkler needs of your own. We can be reached by telephone at (800) 607-2767.
Fire sprinklers are effective tools in the fight against spreading fires in both homes and commercial office buildings. The fire sprinkler is not a new invention, nor an invention that came about in the past century. The concept behind the sprinkler is fairly old, and these devices have had quite a bit of time to accumulate some history. Here are some fun and interesting facts about fire sprinklers.