Are all buildings required to have sprinkler systems?
In order to build to meet safety codes most buildings are required to have a system installed depending on several factors (commercial use, dimensions, and purpose). In the City of Seattle, automatic fire sprinkler systems must be installed by technicians with appropriate certifications from the Fire Department. Depending on the type of work performed, sprinkler technicians will require an AS-1, AS-2 or AS-3 certification. Information regarding the requirements for work to be performed by Seattle Fire Department certified technicians can be found in the Fire Department Administrative Rules. However there are some very large homes and garages that do not have them. It is true that internationally it is not required that there be sprinkler systems installed even in countries like the Germany and France! Will everyone panic during a fire? It is expected that people will always panic and like the movies depict there will be mass chaos in any fire even if the sprinkler system is just pulled
