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HR0658
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, Home fires are the biggest element of the U.S.
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fire problem for civilians and responders; and

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WHEREAS, According to the National Fire Protection
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Association (NFPA), 86% of all civilian structure fire deaths
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are in homes, and home fires cause $9.4 billion in direct
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property damage each year; and

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WHEREAS, Residential structure fires account for 66% of
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firefighter injuries, with over three times as many
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firefighter injuries occurring in residential rather than
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nonresidential structures, per the U.S. Fire Administration
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(USFA); and

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WHEREAS, According to Underwriters Laboratories and the
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National Institute of Standards and Technology, home fires are
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deadlier today due to unprotected, lightweight construction
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material, open floor plans, abundant synthetic furnishings,
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and emerging technology such as lithium-ion batteries, which
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make homes burn faster, becoming deadly in two minutes or
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less; and

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WHEREAS, The USFA estimates that home fire sprinklers
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could save thousands of lives each year if more were installed

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in homes; and

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WHEREAS, Fire sprinklers are a proven and cost-effective
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means of protecting lives and property from the threat of
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fire; and

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WHEREAS, Fire sprinklers offer the highest degree of fire
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protection and are critical in saving lives and property; and

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WHEREAS, Fire sprinklers can control a fire, and thereby
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the smoke, while it is still small and prevent a room from
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being engulfed in flames, which can happen in under two
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minutes, thereby saving the lives of occupants and first
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responders; and

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WHEREAS, The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA)
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reported that in the 18 years between January 1, 2007 and
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December 31, 2024, Illinois has seen 1,131 fatalities and
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4,171 injuries as a result of fires in one- and two-family
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homes without fire sprinkler systems; and

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WHEREAS, During that same 18-year period, there were zero
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fatalities and only seven injuries in one- and two-family
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Illinois homes with fire sprinkler systems; and

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WHEREAS, Including fire sprinklers in local building codes

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and community risk reduction supports fire service resources,
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staffing, and budgets due to the increased safety of homes
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with fire sprinklers, which improves communities and allows
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fire service resources to be directed to those at highest
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risk; and

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WHEREAS, Stronger state and federal support of home fire
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sprinkler education will help address confusion and anti-code
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negativity while encouraging fire service advocacy for the
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installation of home fire sprinklers; and

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WHEREAS, Increased installation of fire sprinklers in new
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homes will directly and indefinitely protect and improve
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communities of every size; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we declare May 10 through May 16, 2026 as Home Fire Sprinkler
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Week in the State of Illinois; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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presented to Alan Jacobs, chair of the Illinois Chapter of the
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National Fire Sprinkler Association, and Janean Dyson,
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Illinois member and chapter relations coordinator of the
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National Fire Sprinkler Association.

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