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Communities With Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirements
By NFPA – This interactive map shows you which states and communities have adopted residential fire sprinkler requirements. It further allows you to view available details about the requirement for each community.
Primer on Ordinance Adoption
By Residential Fire Safety Institute - This primer summarizes what fire chiefs have learned about enhancing your chance of success when you propose a sprinkler ordinance. In it you will find solid proposals that help win adoption. It also includes advice on traps to avoid as you go through the process.
Incentives for Installing Residential Sprinklers
By Residential Fire Safety Institute - This covers the economic and design incentives available to get residential fire sprinklers installed.
Answers to Home Builders Objections
By Residential Fire Safety Institute - When a fire chief proposes a residential fire sprinkler ordinance, he or she will often receive a letter from a local builder with list of reasons why the ordinance is a bad idea. This guide reviews the common objections and provides the facts for a detailed response.
Residential Fire Sprinklers-A Step by Step Approach for Communities 2nd Ed.
By NFSA and IAFC – This Guide has been developed to assist you as a local Authority Having Jurisdiction. This Guide essentially consists of six booklets intended to systematically support the process of developing, adopting, and defending a residential fire sprinkler ordinance.
