Occupancy Type Average Loss without Sprinklers Average Loss with Sprinklers % Reduction with Sprinklers
Public Assembly - Total $20,600 $6,100 70

Eating & Drinking

$16,100 $5,400 66
Educational (Through 12th Grade $14,300 $4,600 68
Health Care Facilities - Total $4,300 $1,600 63

Hospitals

$4,900 $1,600 67

Nursing Homes

$3,700 $1,600 57
Residential Properties      

Apartments

$8,100 $4,300 41

High-Rise Apartments

$3,100 $1,800 42

Hotels & Motels

$12,400 $5,800 54

High-Rise Hotels

$11,500 $4,400 62

Dormitories

$7,400 $4,800 35
Stores and Offices - Total $23,300 $13,300 43

Department Stores

$37,500 $15,200 60

Office Buildings

$22,200 $11,300 49

High-Rise Office Buildings 

$28,400 $12,800 55
Manufacturing Facilities $44,400 $17,700 60

Data from NFPA Report: U.S. Experience With Sprinklers - October, 1998