The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), the longest-tenured fire sprinkler advocacy organization in the U.S., reminds homeowners and building owners that fire sprinkler systems are the only proactive form of fire protection, mitigating the risk to individuals affected by fire, including both occupants of the home or building and responding firefighters. Proper maintenance is required to ensure that this life saving system performs when a fire strikes. With temperatures plummeting over the last few days it is critical to protect fire sprinkler system piping from freezing.

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Water leaks caused by freezing and bursting pipes can damage buildings and contents and interrupt your business. NFSA recommends an effective freeze-up prevention program that includes the following elements:

1. Conducting a physical inspection of the facility, looking for freeze-up hazards.

2. Inspection, and maintenance of the fire sprinkler system including:

3. Any freeze prevention program should also include annual surveys of buildings and equipment to find insulation and heat tracing deficiencies and to check for unwanted outside air; look for vents and openings in windows, walls, roofs, or floors.

4. Low point drains (drum drips) on dry-pipe sprinkler systems should be emptied to remove water that may be present from condensation or accidental trips.

5. All buildings should provide adequate heat (40F) for dry-pipe valve rooms, pump rooms, and water tanks.

6. Building owners should appoint individuals to monitor weather reports. Establish guidelines to alert management and maintenance personnel and again, maintain indoor temperatures at a minimum of 40F.

7. It is important to provide adequate heating throughout areas susceptible to freezing, such as in stairwells, above dropped ceilings, and attic spaces.

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Michael Rugh sees plenty of misinformation and misunderstanding when it comes the topic of home fire sprinklers.

And he hopes that a new push for education could be what is needed to get the state to finally pass legislation requiring sprinklers in new homes.

Rugh, the assistant fire chief for Union Fire Company in Carlisle and the fire marshal for the state police, announced Wednesday that the Carlisle Volunteer Firefighters received a $1,000 stipend to educate the public on home sprinkler systems via public service announcements.

Those PSAs will run in various media outlets, as well as one specifically targeted area movie theaters.

The national nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition is funding these stipends to firefighting organizations across the country and one big reason why its doing it is to dispel myths perpetrated in Hollywood movies about sprinklers.

According to Rugh, unlike what viewers see on television and in movies, a fire in one room will not trigger the sprinkler system in every part of the house or business and only the high temperature of a fire not cigar smoke or burnt toast will set off the system.

All theyre doing is starting to educate the public, Rugh said of PSAs.

Some of the advertisements include a 30-second comical spoof showing a burglar attempting to set off the sprinkler system from another room during a dance party, and succeeding in setting off only the sprinkler above him.

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For Rugh, a telling PSA compares the effects of a fire at a home without a sprinkler system and a home with a sprinkler system. The former has a charred room and the other only had fire damage to the curtains before the sprinkler system doused the fire.

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Firefighters get word out about home sprinkler systems

During a special called meeting Jan. 2, the Daleville City Board of Education approved a bid for a new fire sprinkler system at Windham Elementary School.

After a lengthy discussion, board members approved a bid from Hughes Construction Services, LLC, of Ozark, in a 4-1 vote.

Board member Debra Latremore abstained from voting after expressing concerns with the estimated cost for the repairs.

Hughes Construction Services will provide upgrades for a cost of $274,000, which does not include the engineers fee.

Daleville City Board of Education Chief Financial Officer Lynn McWilliams told the board the engineers fee can range anywhere from six to 10 percent of the total cost.

Hughes Construction Services also performed a roofing repair on the school last year.

The new fire sprinkler system will include a wet pipe system instead of a dry pipe system, and a heating system in the attic to keep the pipes from freezing during the cold months.

In other business, the board approved a revision to the Title I Plan or the continuous improvement plan.

The plan will now include end-of-the-course testing and the states monitoring of the test.

The board also discussed mandatory Alabama Association of School Board training requirements.

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