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Residential Fire Sprinklers - American Burn Association

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<strong>Fire</strong> Sprinkler Myths-<strong>Sprinklers</strong> cause water damage• Because sprinklers activate early in thecourse of a fire, the fire can often becontrolled with much less water• Waterflow alarm notification of CentralStation = earlier notification of <strong>Fire</strong> Dept• <strong>Fire</strong> sprinklers flow 18 gallons per minute.<strong>Fire</strong> hoses flow 300 gallons per minute18 gallons @ 10 minutes = 180 gallons300 gallons @ 10 minutes = 3000 gallons

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