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13 <br />The Solution The Solution –– <br />Residential Fire Residential Fire <br />SprinklersSprinklers <br />ƒƒResidential fire Residential fire <br />sprinklers save lives sprinklers save lives <br />by reducing the by reducing the <br />amount of heat and amount of heat and <br />toxic gases that are toxic gases that are <br />produced by an produced by an <br />uncontrolled fire.uncontrolled fire. <br />Source: U.S. Fire Administration <br />The Solution The Solution –– <br />Residential Fire Residential Fire <br />SprinklersSprinklers <br />ƒƒFire damage is greatly reduced because Fire damage is greatly reduced because <br />the fire is controlled or extinguished when the fire is controlled or extinguished when <br />it is small with very little water.it is small with very little water. <br />Source: Fire Marshal’s Association of Minnesota <br />MythsMyths <br />ƒƒMyth:Myth: <br />ƒƒAll the sprinklers go All the sprinklers go <br />off at once like in the off at once like in the <br />movies.movies. <br />ƒƒFact:Fact: <br />ƒƒOnly the sprinklers Only the sprinklers <br />closest to the fire go closest to the fire go <br />off.off. <br />ƒƒ90% of fires are 90% of fires are <br />contained by the contained by the <br />operation of just one operation of just one <br />sprinkler.sprinkler. <br />Source: U.S. Fire Administration