Next year, Pennsylvania will begin requiring sprinkler systems in all residential new construction, becoming the first state in the nation with such requirements. According to a Pittsburgh Tribune Review article, the Uniform Construction Code requires sprinklers in residential new construction as of January 1, 2011, and Pennsylvania state laws follow the UCC. Builders and homeowners seem to be up in arms about the new law, claiming that the additional cost is an unreasonable burden. Fire prevention groups and fire experts insist that sprinklers will save thousands of lives, millions in property damage and reduce the burden on municipal services.