Fire sprinkler systems are intended to actively provide a means to suppress or extinguish fire in an emergency situation.

The four main types of sprinkler systems are:

Wet systems: the most common and are typically found in office buildings, retail establishments, industrial buildings and residential buildings. In wet systems, the water is constantly maintained in the sprinkler piping.

Dry systems: designed for environments where the ambient temperature may be cold enough to freeze the water in the sprinkler piping, such as climate controlled warehouses. In a dry pipe system, water is not present in the piping until the system is activated.

Pre-action systems: typically used in areas where accidental activation is unacceptable due to the high value and irreplaceable nature of the equipment or content being protected, e.g. museums, data centres and libraries. Most commonly a pre-action system employs a double interlock system that requires the concurrent activation of a fire detector and also a sprinkler in order for water to be dispersed.

Deluge systems: commonly used in hazardous areas where rapid fire spread is a concern such as outdoor transformers and fuel loading racks. The system utilises open sprinkler heads that allows the all the sprinklers in the system to discharge water simultaneously over the entire hazard to efficiently suppress a fire.

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