Fire Sprinkler Inspection Keeps You Safe, Rain or Shine

Have you ever thought about how much damage would be caused by a soaking rain in your living room? Have you ever weighed that against the destruction of a fire starting in any of the flammable furniture in that same space?

We have all seen those moments in film and television when a perfectly lovely dinner is spoiled by romantic candles accidentally torching the tablecloth. If the viewer is meant to feel really, really sorry for at least one character at that table, everything will end up soggy as rain falls from the ceiling. Only rarely does anyone laugh instead of cry or fume. No one ever says, "God Bless the fire safety precautions in this home! I'm so relieved that the extinguisher was ready to go and that wet houses don't burn down! Who knew fire sprinkler inspection was so important?"

Hopefully, your apartment, condo, or house has an extinguisher in several rooms and a smoke detector in every room. Even better, you have someone who actually checks the date and pressure on the extinguisher from time to time and replaces the battery on the smoke detector before it starts beeping its high pitched, high volume reminder at four o'clock in the morning. These are simple steps any resident can take to ensure that they will be forewarned and forearmed should smoke indicate what it usually does, that something is burning.

Lest you think that your couch cushions are the only flammable objects with which you regularly interact, consider for a moment the filing cabinets where you work. Even if you have wisely converted to a nearly paperless office, mail comes in every day and there is still that one guy who inexplicably prints out any important email he receives. Now, picture what you use to progress from match to kindling to roaring fire in the fireplace. It's paper, right?

Perhaps you own a manufacturing business or operate a central warehouse for a national retail chain. You know very well that paper isn't all that burns. It is, in fact, the least likely location for problematic ignition. Equipment can malfunction. Forklifts run on fuel. You have all of the best detection and suppression supplies you need for safety. That is as it should be. Still, without fire sprinkler inspection, you can't rest easy in the knowledge that you, your employees, and your business assets are safe and sound.

Protect your home and business with a complete array of safety measures against the devastation of your own personal inferno. Remember, you cannot be certain that all systems are go in case of combustion unless you keep everything in good working order. Although there are measures that you can stay on top of personally, you must bring someone else in for a fire sprinkler inspection in order to be sure that you will be tossing your favorite jeans in the dryer instead of buying a new wardrobe.