Fighting fire in sprinklered buildings
Understand how automatic sprinklers work and develop a sound pre-incident plan that will improve the effectiveness of firefighters operating at protected properties.
Fire service training & funding
Training, education and funding to assist the fire service
Fighting fire in commercial and industrial locations can be challenging and become more costly than it needs to be. Is your department fully ready? Properly equipped and trained fire service agencies can help limit damage from a fire or other emergency. FM is committed to assisting fire service agencies worldwide.
FM provides free resources for the fire service to help them better understand facilities where they are called to respond. The FM Fire Prevention Grant Program and the Fire Service Training Grant Program offer funding and training for various needs within the fire service community. The training will help your fire service teams to better handle industrial fires in large commercial and industrial buildings.
Training and resources include:
- Fighting fire in sprinklered buildings
- Fire attack for commercial/industrial facilities
- Ignitable liquids and gases
- Inspecting, testing and maintaining fire protection systems
- Pre-Incident planning
- And many more
FM has a worldwide reputation for its fire loss prevention expertise, and as one of the world's leading insurers of business properties, our scientists and engineers have collected decades of fire protection data.
Combine your expertise with ours to help you be better prepared to protect facilities within your jurisdiction.
Fire service resources
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Fire prevention grant
Organizations can apply for funding to support fire prevention, preparedness and control efforts, including pre-incident planning, fire prevention education/training and arson prevention/fire investigation.
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FM data sheets
Tap into nearly two centuries of experience, by using our data sheets to help reduce the chance of property loss.
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Approval guide
When you need the right materials to address exposures and protect facilities within your jurisdiction, only FM Approved products will do.
Fighting Fire in Sprinklered Buildings
Automatic sprinklers are an important line of defense when fighting a fire. The purpose of the Fighting Fire in Sprinklered Buildings is to provide firefighters with a greater understanding of why these losses occur and how to help prevent them.