MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue credits a home’s sprinkler system for saving the house and the family.
Lt. Jonathan Evans says a cooking fire was put out at a home in Market Common before firefighters could even arrive.
“First off, the sprinkler system is already in your home, so it goes off, it’s going to be a lot easier for it to put out the fire than us. Sometimes it takes us a little bit longer to get to you, get the hoses off and all that stuff. Plus, the amount of water it puts out – it puts out about 20 gallons per minute compared to the 250 or 300 gallons per minute that we put out, so on top of the fire damage you already have, by the time we get there, that water damage is going to be that much more because we want to make sure that fire is out,” Evans said.
Evans says if you can’t afford to have a sprinkler system installed in your home, having a fire extinguisher or installing the Stovetop Firestop can help prevent extensive damage from small fires.
