I Just Want Burglar, Fireman, and Police NPCs.

"Nikoa;c-17251847" wrote:

"floridameerkat;c-17251830" wrote:
They're really not necessary. I always hated the burglar. It made me so anxious to hear the music, especially since if I didn't already have something in place to deal with it, there was nothing I could do. I'm glad they left them out this time. Since we don't have burglars, we don't really need police, and sims can put fires out themselves and we have the sprinkler system now, so we don't really need firefighters this time around.

I mean, that's great, but I want them. Some of my best memories from the game involve funny things the burglar took or getting jump scared by the music in TS1. I miss the random events from the game. The only similar thing we have is Vlad
breaking in and feeding on sims and they've seemed to tone that down because it doesn't happen often anymore (at least not in my game). They also added a police/detective career with no real reason to protect sims because there's no crime.

I'd personally prefer seeing a fireman NPC come into my sim's home an put out the fire rather than an automated sprinkler. I don't think I've ever met anyone who has an automatic sprinkler system in their home.

Sprinkler systems are required in the USA in apartments just about everywhere nowadays.

Do skyscrapers/high rise apartments in the USA have sprinkler systems?


Bruce Feldman, Managing Agent for NYC properties.
Answered Jun 16, 2017

I can’t speak for the whole country but in NYC yes, they do. Fire sprinklers are a code requirement for all newly-constructed residential towers.

I live in a 35-story residential building. Not only are there fire sprinklers in every room, but each apartment has central-station smoke and fire alarms. Once activated, they send a signal directly to the local fire department, which arrives in minutes. These alarms can only be shut-off by the fire department, not by building staff.

Interestingly, you will not find a single real estate listing for luxury condo apartments that highlights —or even mentions— these critical life-saving safety features. They are among the most valuable features and benefits of buying a modern luxury condo in NYC … and brokers don’t even mention them in their sales listings!

Go figure.

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David S. Rose
David S. Rose
Jun 16, 2017

Interesting. When did sprinklers become code for new fireproof structures? I assume it was within the past 20 years, no?

Bruce Feldman
Original Author · Jun 16, 2017

•1999 Local Law 10 passed

•Automatic sprinklers required for all new and substantially renovated dwellings housing four / more families

•Periodic inspections of the sprinkler systems reported to and filed with FDNY...
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David S. Rose: Fascinating. Thanks!
John Caythorpe