Sprinkler System
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A sprinkler system is the main line of defense against fire. If
properly maintained, it will contain and extinguish a fire.
External piping takes water from the street into the building's
fire protection system. In the same vicinity are located the fire
department connections which the fire engine will pump into in order
to boost the pressure in the system.
Inside the building, the piping branches off to provide water throughout
the building. Sprinkler heads are spaced uniformly throughout the
building to provide complete coverage.
In the event of a fire, the sprinkler head
will be activated by heat.
State law requires that all new high rise buildings built after
July 1, 1974 must be sprinklered. The City of San Diego passed an
ordinance in 1988 which requires that all non-sprinklered office
high rise buildings be retrofitted with sprinkler systems.
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