Indianapolis, Indiana (PRWEB) September 06, 2013

For most homeowners, the threat of a house fire occurring is a very serious concern, yet few homeowners take the proper precautions to protect themselves and their families from a fire. While a smoke alarm does help prevent the risk of a fire, when combined with a sprinkler system, a homes residents chances of survival are increased by 82 percent if a fire does occur. This is an important consideration homeowners should keep in mind when installing a security system.

Many home security systems can be equipped to trigger sprinkler systems in the event of a fire, according to the security and safety professionals at SecuritySystemReviews.com. Security System Reviews is an information and review site, featuring reviews of the top home security systems in the country, including Protect America reviews and ADT reviews. The site created a list of guidelines for homeowners contemplating the installation of fire sprinklers.

1.Understand the difference between smoke alarms and sprinklers. A smoke alarm is simply designed to alert homeowners of a potential fire; it isnt designed to provide any protection or put a stop to the fire. A sprinkler is the best way to not only extinguish a fire, but also protect a home, its contents and its residents against further damage.

2.Sprinklers, unlike smoke alarms, are activated by the presence of heat, not smoke, so homeowners dont have to worry about everyday smoke from candles or cooking, setting off sprinklers.

3.Residential fire sprinklers are relatively easy to maintain, but homeowners should ensure that they arent obscured by anything that could block the water from spraying, such as paint. Additionally, its important to ensure that the main control valve is never turned off, or the sprinklers will be rendered useless. Sprinkler systems also require winterizing during cold weather months to prevent the pipes from freezing.

4.Consider installing fire sprinklers to reduce the amount paid for homeowners insurance policy premiums. For homeowners that do install sprinklers, its important to alert their insurance company, so that they can adjust the premium amount accordingly.

5.When planning for a sprinkler system, consider which rooms will likely be at the highest risk for a fire, such as the kitchen, or rooms with a fireplace. This will help save money, as opposed to installing sprinklers in every room of a home.

6.Work with a professional to not only determine the best location for sprinklers, but also to ensure that all local codes and regulations are met or exceeded with the installation of the system.

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Room without sprinkler, left, and room with sprinkler, right.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21Alive) - Various fire agencies put on sprinkler demonstration Wednesday as part of a fire safety conference to show how significant having a sprinkler system in a home can be.

The Fort Wayne Fire Department, Indiana Safety Educators, the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition and Current Mechanical all set up two different rooms--one with a sprinkler system and one without.

Then both rooms were set a blaze to show how sprinkler systems can be a matter of life and death.

"The non-sprinkle room went in to a flash over stage within a minute in a half, which is well over a stage that will kill somebody that is in that house," Capt. Dave Meadows of the Fort Wayne Fire Department says. "The sprinkle room was extinguished within the first 20 seconds. Home residential sprinklers are phenomenal they will save your life."

The fire safety conference is a two-day event being held at the Ivy Tech South Campus: Public Safety Academy.

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ORLAND PARK,Ill., Sept. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A Burr Ridge, Illinois, nursing home fire on Monday, September 2, was suppressed by the building's fire sprinkler system until Tri-State Fire Protection District crews provided final extinguishment, preventing major damage and possible deaths. The successful fire sprinkler activation at Emeritus of Burr Ridge is a model example of why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now requires fire sprinklers in all new and existing long-term care facilities nationwide.

The CMS federal rule requiring fire sprinklers in long-term care facilities became effective on August 13, 2013, following a five-year phase-in timeframe after publication in 2008. The rule, which applies to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) that are regulated by CMS for Medicare and Medicaid licensure, is a direct result of two deadly nursing home in 2003 one in Hartford, Connecticut, and the other in Nashville, Tennessee.

Any SNFs that are not fully sprinklered are now cited for a deficiency and they must submit a plan of correction and achieve fire sprinkler installation within three months. After the three-month period, the Social Security Act requires that any facility that is not in substantial compliance will be subject to a denial of payment of new admissions and termination from Medicare participation at the end of six months.

According to a June 2013 CMS survey, there are 19 SNFs in Illinois that are not yet sprinklered, and 195 facilities that are only partially sprinklered. Nationwide, 1281 facilities were not yet compliant. The survey notes that some of those deficiencies may have been corrected since the survey results were published.

The Emergency Management Alliance is a partnership formed by leaders in risk management, fire and life safety, and security administration to provide the healthcare community with the tools needed for disaster planning, response, and recovery. Cofounder Stan Szpytek advises several state nursing home associations regarding the new rule. He says he is working to make sure that local authorities nationwide are fully informed of the requirements to prevent fire deaths in long-term care facilities.

"Fortunately, the nursing home in Burr Ridge was compliant with the newly enacted federal rule and protected by a fire sprinkler system," adds Tom Lia, executive director of the nonprofit Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board. "Residents and staff of long-term care facilities will now be fire-safe thanks to the federal government recognizing the true value of quick-response fire sprinklers saving lives and property."

About the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB) NIFSAB is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting progressive legislation, raising public awareness, and educating code officials and governmental policy makers by demonstrating the proven performance of fire sprinklers in saving both lives and property. For more info, visit http://www.firesprinklerassoc.org.

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