Excerpts from wcia.com:
Fire sprinklers save lives, and soon it may be cheaper to add one to a home in Illinois.
A bill being pushed by the National Fire Sprinkler Association would let homeowners who add a fire sprinkler to their house be reimbursed half of the cost of the system on their state income taxes, up to $10,000. NSFA officials estimate the median cost for a home sprinkler system is $7,200, which would leave the state responsible for $3,600 per unit under the proposed bill.
Officials from the organization argue the fire sprinklers save lives. Research from the NSFA shows while 10 percent of all fires in the U.S. happen on properties with sprinklers, only one percent of deaths happen in these properties.
110 municipalities in northern Illinois are required to include fire sprinklers in all new homes.
