Inventors began experimenting with automatic sprinklers around 1860. These systems started out as pipes with holes drilled in them. When a fire occurred, the water was turned on to control the fire.

The type of sprinkler system (except deluge) typically depends on the environmental conditions in which the system will be used and the nature of the space being protected. Wet-Pipe Sprinkler System ...

In conjunction with Fire Safety Month, Ahern Fire Protection will be conducting free fire sprinkler system seminars Oct. 9-12 at its Davenport office. The two-hour training sessions are designed to ...