New Study released today by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA

News releases: New study shows ease of integrating home fire sprinklers with local water supply systems

No design issues or significant cost issues found

October 22, 2009 – Home fire sprinklers can be integrated with local water supply systems with ease according to a new study –  Integration of Residential Sprinklers with Water Supply Systems (PDF, 842 KB)  - released today by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The study, conducted by Newport Partners of Maryland, looked at detailed information for 20 US communities with a residential sprinkler ordinance and concluded that water supply integration requirements have been put into place, and there are no examples of insurmountable problems or issues. Neither design problems nor significant added costs were found in the communities surveyed. Full study can be downloaded here:  Integration of Residential Sprinklers with Water Supply Systems (PDF, 842 KB)