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NFPA's Fire Sprinkler Initiative offers free advocacy tools that help promote requirements for home fire sprinkler installation in new, one- and two-family dwellings.

Free Presentation: Home Fire Sprinklers 101

Interested in giving a compelling presentation on the necessity of home fire sprinklers? Download our free, PowerPoint presentation that's customizable and includes information on fire sprinkler performance, sprinkler laws, research supporting this technology, and ideas for bolstering advocacy in your region. 

Fact Sheets

• About home structure fires: (pdf available) House fires are frequent, and deadly 
• About home fire sprinklers: (pdf available): Learn about the effectiveness and affordability of home fire sprinklers
• Home fire sprinkler safety tips: (pdf available): Use these free tips to highlight the life-saving benefits of home fire sprinklers 
• How sprinklers work: (pdf available): Sprinklers are advanced technology, but their operation is simple 
• Myths vs. facts: (pdf available): Counter these popular misconceptions with facts 
• Sprinkler successes in one- and two-family homes: (pdf available): Read a compilation of stories underscoring sprinkler operation 
• Insurance discounts: (pdf available): Learn about the policy discounts benefiting sprinklered homes
• Home fire sprinkler trade ups: (pdf available): Home fire sprinkler trade-ups and incentives are good for developers, homeowners, and communities.
  
  

Infographics

• Make a compelling case for home fire sprinklers  PDF JPG
• Dispel myths on sprinkler effectiveness   PDF JPG
• Sprinklers protect lives and property   PDF JPG
• Newer homes are not safer homes   PDF JPG
• Sprinklers are cost-effective   PDF JPG
• Home fires: a major problem in North America   PDF JPG
• Smoke alarms are not enough   PDF JPG

Templated Downloads

• Benefits of sprinklers: Send a letter to a legislator or code-adopting body that highlights sprinkler benefits
• From the fire service: Underscore the life-saving aspects of sprinklers via a letter to a legislator or code-adopting body  
• Sprinkler petition: Garner sprinkler support in your community by collecting signatures for the cause
• Sprinkler ordinance model language: Submit draft language for sprinkler requirements

Talking Home Fire Sprinklers

• Tips on Communicating Home Fire Sprinklers to the Media
• PowerPoint Presentation: Community Cost of Firefighter Injuries in Residential Properties
   

 Looking for tips on raising sprinkler awareness? Download this free document, which assists sprinkler coalitions with developing a communications plan.