The Reno Fire Department put on a demonstration at the Peppermill parking lot on Thursday afternoon.
They showed a live demo of residential sprinkler activation, which could help when battling home fires.
The National Fire Protection Agency says home fire death rates were 90 percent lower when fire sprinklers and hardwired smoke alarms were present. Death rates were only 18 percent lower with battery-powered smoke alarms but automatic extinguishing systems were not.
The demonstration was in partnership with the Sparks Fire Department and Belfor Property Restoration.
(The Reno Fire Department contributed to this report).Â
