The Brooklyn Park Fire Department Saturday opened up their fire hall to the community, holding demonstrations to show how they fight fires.
But the main event focused on what homeowners can do to contain a fire in their home before the fire department even responds.
"This cap pops off and reveals a sprinkler," said Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Krier, as he showed a concealed residential sprinkler on display at the fire hall. "For the most part, I think it's just something we don't think about it," said Krier when asked why more homes don't have sprinklers.
The goal of the department's demonstration Saturday was to get people to think about it.
They furnished a demonstration trailer, with side-by-side rooms, to look like a living room. One side had a sprinkler, the other didn't.