It’s 3:30 a.m., and you have been dispatched to a report of a multifamily structure fire in your engine company’s first-due response area. ... Different Types of Sprinkler Systems.

This article is an attempt to briefly cover the most common differences between types of sprinkler systems. Most sprinkler systems fall within one of four categories.

Fire sprinkler systems have a high degree of reliability, over 96%, but when a rare failure occurs, it’s almost always because of a lack of inspection, testing and maintenance in accordance with ...