If you have a really deep lawn that extends beyond 40 feet, you'll need to place sprinklers at regular intervals in the ...

Sprinkler system design and construction are paramount to fire suppression and safety in all industrial facilities. They have more significance within the waste, recycling and scrap metal industries ...

DALLAS — The American Fire Sprinkler Association has announced that Applied Sprinkler Technology (AST) 107: Hydraulic Calculations and System Demand is now available on its online learning site, ...

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 ...

DALLAS - The American Fire Sprinkler Association has announced the addition of two new components -- Lessons Two and Three -- to its updated Applied Sprinkler Technology training program, which is a ...

It’s 3:30 a.m., and you have been dispatched to a report of a multifamily structure fire in your engine company’s first-due response area. Dispatch is reporting a fire has been called in on the fourth ...

How would you like to have a sprinkler system installed in your house? According to the International Code Council, this is a great idea. The ICC, among other things, develops safety codes and ...

Students receive two full weeks ofinstruction, 60% of which is study & review of NFPA 13 (2007). The other 40% is preparation offire sprinkler system layout, shop drawings and hydraulic calculations.

DALLAS – The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) announces the 2016 schedule for its popular Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School. The six 2016 dates are January 11-22, February 8-19 ...

One saves more water than the other.

Corrosion in sprinkler system piping can be a costly problem if leaks occur, causing damage to the interior of a structure, according to Matt Klaus, Principal Fire Protection Engineer with the ...