1. Smoke alarms are essentially early warning devices. Adding an automatic home sprinkler system takes fire protection a step further because sprinklers fight fire in its early stages before it spreads out of control
True
False
2. Home Fire Sprinkler Systems:
help save lives
reduce Injuries
save millions of dollars from property loss
all of the above
3. Sprinklers and alarms used together cut the risk of death by a home fire by:
15%
50%
62%
82%
4. Nationally, on average, home fire sprinkler systems add what percentage of the total building cost when installed during new construction?
1% to 1.5%
5%
7% to 8.5%
10%
5. Smoke can activate a home sprinkler fire system.
True
False
6. Compared to the amount of water released by fire fighter hoses, home sprinkler systems use:
the same amount of water
considerably less water
More water
7. Over ninety percent of fires are contained by the operation of just one sprinkler.
True
False
8. The odds of accidental sprinkler discharge due to manufacturing defects are 1 in 16 million.
True
False
9. Modern residential sprinklers are inconspicuous and can be mounted flush with walls or ceilings.
True
False |