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The State of Fire Sprinkler Laws

Due to the difficult economy state legislatures and the federal government are dragging there feet writing and implementing new laws that would mandate fire sprinklers in all new single family homes.  The arguments are pretty fundamental.  Costs vs. lives. 

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Inquirer Editorial Supports Sprinkler Law

In a March 19th editorial in The Inquirer, the newspaper scolded the state legislature for voting to repeal a new law reuiring fire sprinklers in all new single-family homes.   

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Fire Sprinklers Save Lives in Greensboro

According to an article in the Greensboro News Record, fire sprinklers are credited with preventing the potential loss of life and property in three seperate fires in early March, 2011. 

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Sprinklers Save Warehouse

This is the kind of news you will not find on TV.  On November 10th, 2008, a furniture warehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was saved by the fire sprinkler system. 

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And there's more.......

In September of 2008 there were two fires in Las Vegas casinos less than 12 hours apart.  The fire sprinklers prevented a potential catastrophe in both cases.

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Welcome to S & S Fire

S&S Fire Suppression Systems, Inc. is one of the premier fire protection contractors in New York , Connecticut and New Jersey. We are known throughout the industry for our superior engineering and design/build capability. With 50 years of experience, we excel in design, installation, inspection and maintenance services. There is no limit to the size or complexity of projects that we are qualified to perform.

With S&S, you get the best of all worlds - competitive pricing, superior design and engineering, and quality installation and service. Contact us for budgeting or pricing for any fire protection project.

The purpose of this site is not to only sell S&S to you, but to keep you informed of the current happenings in our industry.  Fire sprinkler laws are constantly being proposed and modified and support of those laws has created a contentious debate.  Fire sprinklers are a proven commodity in preventing the loss of life and property when properly installed and maintained.  Opponents cite the costs but fire sprinklers generally add about 1% to the cost of new construction.  More money is spent on carpeting or window treatments.

On the side of each page of this site are regularly updated news items pertaining to recent events in the fire protection industry.  The scope of these items ranges from news about the proposed laws to fire sprinkler sucess stories.  We hope you will visit us often.