15 April, 2021
The Hopkinton Fire Department was awarded a $300 stipend from the
national nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) and State Farm to increase
awareness about the dangers of home fires and the life-saving benefits of home fire
sprinklers.
Hopkinton Fire Department will push out a new educational message via social media
every day during Home Fire Sprinkler Week, May 16-22, 2021. With the NFPA Fire Sprinkler
Initiative, HFSC co-sponsors Home Fire Sprinkler Week, an educational program carried out
annually in the U.S. and Canada. The Week unites the fire service in the effort to increase
awareness of home fire dangers to civilians and responders and facts about installing fire
sprinklers in new homes.
“Every community needs the facts about home fire sprinklers, including Hopkinton, MA. We
are honored to have been selected for this generous stipend,” said Tom Poirier, Fire
Prevention Officer of the Hopkinton Fire Department. “Using the Home Fire Sprinkler
Coalition’s educational materials, we will raise awareness of how quickly a home fire can
become deadly and the life-saving impact of installing home fire sprinklers.”
According to HFSC:
● Without sprinklers, today’s home fires become deadly in as little as two minutes.
● These fires put residents and firefighters at risk from toxic smoke, heat and flames.
● With sprinklers, in a home fire the sprinkler closest to the fire will activate when the
temperature reaches about 165°F.
● The sprinkler will spray water directly on the fire, controlling or putting it out. In
most home fires just one sprinkler activates.
For more information about home fire sprinklers, please visit the Hopkinton Fire website at
www.hopkintonfd.org, and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition website at
www.homefiresprinkler.org.
