One more thing. Fire departments do not have the 'influence' many people think they do. It took over 30 years of lobbying to get a law in effect that motorists have to slow to 35 mph/60 km per hour when passing a scene where emergency workers are dealing with a scene. We initially wanted that to be 30 mph or 50 km hr.

WE would love it if houses were sold with sprinkler systems installed. It would save us lots of lives, because the new building materials are dangerous and structures collapse much faster than they used to. BUT, if anyone wants that stuff changed, get in touch with those folks who establish building codes, etc. They are the ones to ask. Not us.