sprinkler system
noun
: a system for protecting a building against fire by means of overhead pipes which convey an extinguishing fluid (such as water) to heat-activated outlets
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This is how to tell if your sprinkler system is damaged by a freeze, and what to do about it.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski told ABC 7 Chicago that several city departments are actively working to create a database that will notify dispatchers of which buildings do not have sprinkler systems to fight fires.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Those declarations allowed the building to qualify for an agricultural exemption and bypass the requirement to install a sprinkler system.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Dozens of residents at a nursing home and rehab facility in New Jersey were evacuated Tuesday after freezing pipes caused issues with the sprinkler system.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski told ABC 7 Chicago that several city departments are actively working to create a database that will notify dispatchers of which buildings do not have sprinkler systems to fight fires.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Those declarations allowed the building to qualify for an agricultural exemption and bypass the requirement to install a sprinkler system.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Dozens of residents at a nursing home and rehab facility in New Jersey were evacuated Tuesday after freezing pipes caused issues with the sprinkler system.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Sprinkler system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprinkler%20system. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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