BCK FIRE SPRINKLERS

FIRE STATS

No one in the UK has ever died as a result of a fire in a building with a working Fire Sprinkler System installed.

In 2010-11, there were 388 fire-related deaths in the UK

The Chances of a Fire Sprinkler accidentally going off are extremely remote.

In 2010-11, a smoke alarm raised the alarm in 36% of reported dwelling fires.

Property damage is 9 times lower in homes with Fire Sprinklers

Smokers' materials, predominantly cigarettes, were the source of ignition in the fires that accounted for 96 of the 268 fatalities in accidental dwelling fires in 2010-11.

Sprinklers operate automatically in the area of fire origin, preventing a fire from growing undetected to a dangerous size, while simultaneously sounding an alarm

More than half (51 per cent) of accidental fires in homes arose from cooking. Other common sources of ignition were: electrical appliances (12 per cent), electrical distribution (10 per cent), smokers' materials (7 per cent), and space heating appliances (4 per cent).