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Fires kill more people in the United States every year than all natural disasters combined. |
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True
False |
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| 2. |
Fire sprinklers can save money for developers, builders, home owners, and communities. |
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True
False |
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| 3. |
Fire sprinklers provide high-value personal security for new homes. |
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True
False |
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| 4. |
When a fire occurs in the home, the sprinkler heads are activated throughout the entire home. |
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True
False |
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| 5. |
90% of all home fires are contained with a single sprinkler. |
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True
False |
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| 6. |
Fire hoses, on average, use more than 8-1/2 times the water that sprinklers do to contain a fire. |
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True
False |
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| 7. |
Sprinklers may go off accidentally. |
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True
False |
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| 8. |
Modern fire sprinklers detract or reduce a home’s overall value due to the fact that they are unsightly or ugly. |
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True
False |
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| 9. |
Sprinkler heads tend to leak. |
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True
False |
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| 10. |
Residential Sprinkler Systems are just too expensive to install. |
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True
False |
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| 11. |
According to the SBA, home-based businesses make up more than half of all U.S. small businesses. |
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True
False |
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| 12. |
In 2003, home-based businesses generated receipts of $830 billion. |
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True
False |
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| 13. |
Nationwide, more than 4,000 people die in fires each year, 80% in home fires. |
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True
False |
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| 14. |
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a home fire can reach deadly proportions in only three minutes or less. |
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True
False |
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| 15. |
In a survey of more than 1,000 adults, 47% said they would definitely consider installing a home fire sprinkler system if they were building a new home. |
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True
False |
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