Table 9 System-based sprinkler effectiveness studies which provide a direct estimate of sprinkler system effectiveness from past fires in sprinklered buildings
Source | Country | Data collected from years | Building population/location | Number of events | Nominal reported effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Tryon and McKinnon 1969) | US | 1897-1924 | United States | 32778 | 95.8% |
(Tryon and McKinnon 1969) | US | 1925-1964 | United States | 75290 | 96.2% |
(Hall 2006) | US | 1999-2002 | NFIRS 5.0 data | Not Reported | 89% |
(Hall 2007) | US | 2002-2004 | NFIRS 5.0 data | Not Reported | 90% |
(Hall 2010) | US | 2003-2007 | NFIRS 5.0 data | 44310 | 91% |
(Hall 2012) | US | 2006-2010 | NFIRS 5.0 data | 47520 | 88% |
(US Department of Energy 2004) | US | 1955-2003 | US DOE facilities | 251 | 98.8% |
(Miller 1974) | US | 1970-1972 | FM insured properties | 1355 | 85% |
(Powers 1979) | US | 1969-1978 | City of New York | 5709 | 97.0% |
(Taylor 1990) | US | 1982-1986 | US general office buildings | 6400 per year ∗ | 81.3% |
(Linder 1993) | US | 1988-1993 | Industrial Risk Insurers | 3446 | 94.9% |
(Baldwin and North 1971) | UK | 1967-1968 | UK fire brigade data | 619 | 94% |
(Marryatt 1988) | Aus/NZ | 1886-1986 | Australia/New Zealand | 9022 | 99.5% |
(Frank et al. 2012) | NZ | 2001-2010 | New Zealand | 1171 | 86% |
(Juneja 2004) | Canada | 1995-2002 | Ontario Fire Marshal data | 2536 | 70.1% |