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Residential Fire Sprinklers Everything You Need To Know About Installing Fire Sprinklers In Your New Home
 
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Requires Residential Sprinklers NFPA - How to Install Sprinkler Systems Requires Residential Sprinklers in Appendix P
Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) recently adopted a position statement urging Illinois municipalities and districts  to adopt minimum standards based on the International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC) and NFPA Codes, with the ability for local jurisdictions to adopt technical amendments that provide for more stringent requirements.
 

State Fire, Building and Life Safety Codes

State Fire Code Building Code Life Safety
Alabama1 NFPA 1-03/Standard IBC 2003
Colorado2(State Agencies) NFPA 1-00/Uniform/IFC Uniform/IBC 2006
Connecticut3  NFPA 1-03/IFC IBC 2003
Delaware NFPA 1-06 None 2006
Florida NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Kentucky NFPA 1-06 IBC 2006
Louisiana NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Maine NFPA 1-03 IBC - Local 2003
Maryland NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Michigan NFPA 1-97 IBC 1997/2000
Montana NFPA 1-03 IBC N/A
Nebraska NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
New Hampshire NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
New Mexico NFPA 1-97 IBC 1997
Rhode Island NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Tennessee NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Texas4 (State Facilities) NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Vermont NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
West Virginia NFPA 1-03 IBC 2003
Wisconsin NFPA 1-00 IBC 2000 (Limited)

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Understanding Residential Sprinkler Systems and Related Codes

 

Study Issue Paper on the Residential Sprinkler Ordinance

 

Sprinklers Be Mandatory in All New Canadian Homes?

 

Older Adults More Likely Victims of Fires Than Others (USFA)

 

Firefighters Speak Out For Residential Fire Sprinklers

 

Fire Sprinklers Save More Lives Than You Think

 

Missouri Group Home Fire Kills 10

 

Residential Sprinklers, Coming to a Community Near You

 

New National Survey Shows A Majority Of Homeowners Believe That Fire Sprinklers Increase A Home's Value

 

Residential Sprinkler System: A Wise Investment

 

County Examines Fire Codes

 

California Public Residential Sprinkler Study

(Provided by Steve Hart)

Example of Insurance Savings for Single-Family Homes

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Municipalities/Districts With NFPA 13D For New Single-Family Homes

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Click each highlighted town to view there code sprinkler requirements.

 

No.
CITY
DATE
SQUARE FEET
Commercial/ Residential
1 Long Grove (Municipality) April, 1988 0/13D
2 Barrington Fire Protection District September, 1997 0/13D
3 Lake Barrington December, 1997 0/13D
4 Wheeling July, 2000 0/13D plus manufactured homes
5 Clarendon Hills August, 2000 2000/13D
6 Village of Barrington December, 2000 0/13D
7 Park Ridge March, 2001 0/13D
8 West Dundee August, 2001 4,000/13D - all 1-2 family new con.
9 Glenside 2001 13D/3,000 square feet 
10 Hoffman Estates January, 2002 1,000 for all use groups & 13D
11 Glen Ellyn March, 2002 0/13D
12 Round Lake Beach March, 2002 0/13D
13 Streamwood June, 2002 1,000 Commercial/13D
14 LaGrange Park Aug-03 0/A, E, H, I R1, R2; 2,000/13D
15 Mount Prospect June, 2003 0/13D + condo conversions & mfg. homes
16 Berkeley November, 2003 A,E,H,P,R,S - 0/13D  /  M,B,I - 3000
17 Rolling Meadows 2003 4,000 square feet
18 Vernon Hills 2003 5,000 square feet
19 Matteson Fire Department January, 2004 0/13D
20 Countryside Fire Protection District March, 2004 0/13D
21 Huntley Fire Protection District July, 2004  0/13D 
22 North Maine Fire Protection District July, 2004 0/13D
23 Indian Creek (Countryside FPD) Feb-00 0/13D
24 Skokie October, 2004 5,000/13D
25 Long Grove Fire Protection District November, 2004 13D
26 Hickory Hills  January, 2005 0/13D/multi-family retrofit
27 Justice February, 2005 0/13D
28 Des Plaines March, 2005 0/13D
29 Libertyville (Municipality) March, 2005 1,000/13D
30 Sunnycrest FPD (Flossmoor) January, 2005 13D
31 Bedford Park Fire Department July, 2005 0/13D
32 St. Charles/Countryside FPD August, 2005  
33 Oak Forest August, 2005 0/13D/ +50% Commercial 
34 Lincolnwood October, 2005 5,000/13D
35 Libertyville Fire Protection District  November, 2005 0/13D
36 Bridgeview November, 2005 0/13D, mfg homes, 
37 River Forest March, 2006 5000/13D + 50 % single-family
38 Glenwood June, 2006 0/13D + 50% assessed valuation retrofit/ownership changes
39 Palos Hills August, 2006 0/13D/ Apartment to Condo
40 Villa Park August/October, 2006 1,500/13D
41 Oak Brook Terrace (Municipality) December, 2006 0/13D, 50% Addition 
42 Prospect Heights December, 2006 0/13D
43 Northbrook February, 2007 5,000/13D plus Townhomes
44 Bellwood January, 2007 0/13D + 50% Retrofit Apartment to Condo
45 Lake Bluff March, 2007 0/13D, 75% Additions
46 Lake Zurich Rural Fire Protection District  April, 2007 13D 
47 Lincolnshire/Riverwoods Fire Protection District May, 2007 13D
48 Orland FPD 2007 Unincorporated No Water Supply, 5,000
49 Highwood August, 2007 0/13D
50 Lisle-Woodridge FPD October, 2007 5,000 sq. ft.
51 Alsip October, 2007 0/13D
52 Palatine Rural FPD November, 2007 0/13D
53 Chicago Ridge December, 2007 0/13D
54 Pleasantview FPD January, 2008 Single exit subdivision
55 Country Club Hills January, 2008 0/13D
56 Park Forest September, 2008 0-13D
57 Newport Township FPD (Wadsworth) January, 2009 0/13D
58 Green Oaks February, 2009 13D
59 Riverside March, 2009 13D

 

 

Related Links

 


International Residentcial Code Fire Sprinkler Coalition

Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC)

Residential Fire Safety Institute (RFSI)
USFA

 

 

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