Thank you for taking the time to complete this short survey. The NBFAA is leading an effort within the industry to revise federal regulations which mandate sprinkler installations in nursing homes without any consideration to the installation of life safety/alarm detection systems. We have scheduled a major meeting with federal officials for the end of this month and we need some very quick and general statistics from you to make this effort a success. This information - needed to provide an average cost per square foot to install an automatic fire alarm system in long term care facilities - is vital to a successful outcome.

We need to provide the government with an estimate of the cost to install fire detection systems in long term care facilities. We need to have an AVERAGE cost for any installations you have completed in the last year (2006 and/or 2007) in the following types of facilities: Skilled Nursing Facilities, Convalescent Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Residential Care Facilities. Please list each type of facility and the average cost for an installation in each type.

We need to provide the government with an estimate of the AVERAGE square footage for any installations you have completed in the last year in the following types of facilities: Skilled Nursing Facilities, Convalescent Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Residential Care Facilities. Please list each type and the average square footage for each type.

What other types of life safety systems do you install?

How long have you been installing fire life safety equipment?

How many life safety systems do you install in a year?