> > It's also questionable if they save lives in single family dwellings > Actually, the statistics are rather stark. AFAIK, this is all information about mul

> > It's also questionable if they save lives in single family dwellings > Actually, the statistics are rather stark. AFAIK, this is all information about multi-family dwellings and has not been demonstrated in single family homes. The benefit of sprinklers is certainly more obvious in large buildings with multiple residences inside, in slowing fires from reaching new dwelling units. I find plenty of factsheets about residential sprinklers, that cite numbers of 80% reduction in death... which then ends up relying upon benefits seen in apartments... and which mostly evaporates when controlling for income.