Reviewing the last five years, over 60 Marylanders have died annually as the result of hostile residential fires. It is disturbing that the one place most people feel the safest, they are actually at most risk from unwanted fires. In most cases, the real threat of fire is from the rapid spread potential and deadly smoke. Smoke alarms, family escape plans, fire resistive construction and plenty of easily accessible ways out in an emergency are all helpful in saving lives and reducing injuries in a fire. However, the single most effective way to protect the lives of family members and friends in a residential fire, including the lives of firefighters that respond, is to have a fire sprinkler system. There has never been a multiple loss of life in a structure equipped with a properly working fire sprinkler system. The local fire department, no matter how fast they arrive or how effectively they perform, cannot assure your rescue from a burning home. RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLERS SAVE LIVES! There is no debating this fact.
