Can water damage from a sprinkler be more extensive and expensive than fire damage?
Water damage from a sprinkler system is much less severe than damage from smoke and flames if a fire goes unabated. Sprinkler-related damage is also considerably less than that caused by fire hoses. Quick-response sprinklers release 8 to 24 gallons of water per minute, compared to 50 to 125 gallons per minute released by a fire hose. Moreover, sprinkler systems can be connected to an alarm company or to an external alarm that will notify neighbors or passersby of a water flow. Either scenario will result in faster notification and arrival of the local fire department, which helps minimize the severity of water damage.
