National Fire Sprinkler Association Call to Action in Wake of Tragic Minneapolis High-Rise Fire
Minneapolis officials have stated that the building did not have fire sprinklers on the residential floors and that this is a property of the Housing Authority.
- Minneapolis officials have stated that the building did not have fire sprinklers on the residential floors and that this is a property of the Housing Authority.
- According to the National Fire Protection Association, approximately 40 people die and over 500 are injured annually in high-rise fires.
- The National Fire Sprinkler Association is saddened to once again find itself with the need to comment on a fatal fire involving multiple fatalities.
- HR 4685, which is the High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, is federal legislation that could help us address this problem across America.