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Peterborough Fire & Rescue

16 Summer Street

Peterborough, NH 03458

Emergency Dial 911

603-924-8090 Business

603-924-8091 Fax

Fire Sprinklers

Fire Sprinklers are required in Peterborough all new construction  5000 square feet and larger in gross area. (includes basement, garage and so on).  PFR recommends sprinklers in all residential structures regardless of size.

Link to Town Building Code here.

"Fire Sprinklers Save Lives"

Fire Sprinklers in Peterborough:  Fact Sheet
 This fact sheet was originally presented to the Planning Board and Selectman in response to a petition to remove sprinklers from the Town ordinance. It is a small pdf file.

Precautionary Measures.pdf

Originally published in The Peterborough Transcript, by Patrice Hampson, M. Ed.

Read detailed information on Fire Sprinklers here - 
This is a general informational brochure on fire sprinklers, pdf file

Click here to experience a six-minute movie 
that traces the course of a home fire. 
(Contains an exciting Flash Movie from the National Fire Sprinkler Organization)

firesafehome.org

Sprinkler Facts from Sprinklernet.org

Where to get sprinklers in NH: This is a partial listing from

 www.sprinklernet.org

"PFR does not endorse any one contractor."