A picture is worth a thousand words and in this case maybe thousands of dollars. The residential Sprinkler packet from AFSA has outstanding pictures of similar fires in kitchens and a garage. R/
Matt Matthew J. Willis Living Water Fire Protection, LLC. 1160 McKenzie Rd. PO Box 877 Cantonment, FL. 32533 850-937-1850 Voice 850-937-1852 Facsimile [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- >-----Original Message----- ----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On ----- >Behalf Of Jim Kettler ----- >Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 8:16 AM ----- >To: [email protected] ----- >Subject: RE: Telecom & Data Rooms ----- > ----- > ----- >> I swear I must have this conversation about once a ----- >week if not more ----- >> sometimes with those who have the perception of ----- >sprinkler systems as ----- >> drippy, false tripping deluge systems of destruction. ----- > ----- >A common problem. We just had a home (pre-dating our ----- >residential sprinkler ----- >ordinance) where a kitchen fire caused $250K+ worth of ----- >damage - mostly heat and smoke damage throughout the ----- >entire 5,300 square foot home, but the only actual fire ----- >damage was the kitchen cabinets and the area immediately ----- >around the wall oven. Homeowner said that, had they had ----- >one of the new houses with sprinklers, the damage would ----- >be so much worse. Not the time for a sprinkler lesson, ----- >but I couldn't let it go without comment. I explained ----- >the likely outcome with a sprinkler system and with hope ----- >they might actually install sprinklers as part of the repair. ----- > ----- > ----- >> the applicable codes where it says they can. They ----- >also need to ----- >> comprehend that smoke detectors are not fire ----- >Protection, they are just ----- >> Detection. That's another misconception. ----- > ----- >We emphasize that sprinklers are fire suppression. As a ----- >kid in the fire service, we constantly heard sprinklers ----- >called the "iron firefighters" on duty 24/7. ----- > ----- >We've had similar problems with computer rooms and those ----- >" false tripping deluge systems of destruction". In one ----- >facility, the sprinklers for the computer room were all ----- >removed and plugged back in the 1970's. New tenant, same ----- >computer room - they went back and reinstalled the sprinklers. ----- > ----- >In reality, it is an education issue. The problem is ----- >that when we "experts", via our consensus standard, ----- >allow the omission of sprinklers in these spaces. Aren't ----- >we feeding into the mindset that the sprinklers will ----- >inevitably cause a headache for the property owner? ----- > ----- >Jim Kettler ----- >Fire Marshal ----- > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
