New Hampshire to Require Sprinklers in All New Homes in 2012

A new portion of the New Hampshire building codes will require that sprinkler systems be installed in all new homes.

WMUR-TV said the New Hampshire State Building Code Review Board voted to require sprinklers in every newly constructed single- and two-family home and town house starting in 2012.

Fire officials say the requirement could save lives and property.

Durham Fire Chief Corey Landry says sprinklers are like putting a firefighter in each room of a home.

Bert Cox of the New Hampshire Real Estate Investors Association says sprinklers will add costs, but the industry will comply.

State lawmakers have two years to challenge the ordinance.

Latest Comments

• January 12, 2010 at 1:21 am

  Insuring a country home says:

  A large percent of the homes in NH are in rural areas where there is no public water supply; instead they have a well with an electric powered pump. The flow rate of the well ... read more
• December 25, 2009 at 7:06 am

  Firefighter says:

  Great! Then you can also be listed as another statistic. You will be in great company among those who die because they decided to disable the life safety system that could hav... read more
• December 25, 2009 at 7:04 am

  Firefighter says:

  Great! Go fight the fire yourself with a fire extinguisher. Then you can simply become another fatality, of the many each year, who die trying to put out the fire themselves. ... read more