A sprinkler What if Question

[nick markowitz <nmarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2011/01/14/officials-man-dead-after-fire-in-sheraden/

Here we go lets say this home was sprinklered. chances are the
sprinkler would not have activated .
Because the home owner caught the fire in time but made the tragic
mistake not to cal 911 or vent the house properly.

Would a sprinkler proved valuable had they been sleeping or away
absolutely.
But here is a classic case where a sprinkler would  not save a life
just like smoking in bed.
 But of course none of the sprinkler advocacy groups mention how many
times you can die from a fire in your home and the sprinkler system
will not help.

Often times there are fires which are low heat and slow burning and a
sprinkler will never respond.
a Fire Marshal I know was called to investigate a trailer fire which
everything from outside looked perfect yet inside every wall was burnt
and consumed from just such a low heat slow spread fire.
Sprinklers are just one of the chain of times needed to protect.