AFTER THE FIRE HOW MUCH DID FIRE SPRINKLERS SAVE? LOOKING AT THE VALUE TO LOSS RATIO OF AN INSTALLED FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.

Data from NFSA Jon Nisja

Data shows value of assets protected, loss = damage from fire, Save Ratio is percent saved vs replacing 100% of the assets.

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 40 percent of small and mid-sized businesses never reopen after a natural disaster (including a fire) and an additional 25 percent reopen but fail within a year. Another way of looking at this is that almost 2/3rds of the businesses sustaining a major fire will no longer exist a year later. Contrast that with a relatively minor 1.3 percent loss where sprinklers controlled a fire.