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				Originally posted by DeltAlum  
while it can be expensive, sprinkler systems can save lives.
			
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 Sprinkler systems are the only method of fire prevention that is reliable and effective.  No one has ever died in a fire in the US where there was a working sprinkler system.  Other preventive measures like fire extinguishers, fire alarms, and fire drills may help to save lives, but they're not reliable or 100% effective.  Only sprinkler systems are (to date) 100% effective at saving lives.  In my opinion, anything else is just tinkering at the margins.