(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime. 2. a person or thing that precedes or comes before; forerunner; harbinger: the returning swallows, those heralds of spring. 3. a person or thing that proclaims or announces: A good newspaper should be a herald of truth.
1 According to the Fire Protection Research Organization's 2009 Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment, sprinkler installation costs homebuilders $0.38-$3.66 per sprinklered square foot, with an average cost of $1.61 per sprinklered square foot.2  For an average 2,200-square-foot home, expect to pay about $3,542. Nonmetallic installations average $1.18 per sprinklered square foot; a mix of both types costs on average $1.56 per sprinklered square foot; solely using metallic piping typically costs $3.19 per sprinklered square foot. 2  Location can play a role in the cost of fire sprinkler installation.
Typical costs: 1  The average cost of a fire in a house without fire sprinklers is $45,109; for a house with fire sprinklers the average is $2,166, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.oot and odors from a household fire can penetrate many areas and damage paint, carpet, upholstery, drapes, clothing and other belongings. Even a small stovetop blaze can cause smoke and soot damage far beyond the actual burned area, and this damage can be hard to remove.