Hello Scot, The question was somewhat rhetorical. However the sprinkler industry shouldnt be supplying the raw materials to the keymakers. Trust me they wouldnt return the favor.
As published in Fire Engineering March 2004 "Clarifying the issue of Fire Protection"; Fire Engineering March 2004 Sprinklers part of "balanced" fire protection "Clarifying the Issue of Fire Protection Balance" by Richard Licht (Fire Commentary, November 2003) is a poorly crafted promotion of the fire-stopping products industry at the expense of automatic fire sprinkler systems. Licht is business manager for 3M Fire Protection Products, and his and others' association with the "Alliance for Fire and Smoke Containment and Control" reads like the who's who of the fire-stopping industry. Licht sacrifices the validity of automatic fire sprinklers by presenting archaic data from as far back as July 1970 (Figure 2, page 113). As an example, in the 34 years since that time, sprinkler systems have undergone more stringent supervision and maintenance requirements. In my state, we have seen the implementation of periodic inspections pursuant to the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code. Licht paints a bleak picture of sprinkler failure by deducing that the remainder of incidents where sprinklers did operate are indicative of sprinkler failure in all other cases (Figure 1 on page 112 and text on page 113). Furthermore, the NFIRS data collected references the years 1989 to 1998, whereas the data collected relative to "Groups of Leading Reasons for Unsatisfactory Sprinkler Performance" (Figure 2, page 113) is described as that from the July 1970 issue of Fire Journal ... a 19-year disparity. We need not disparage one proven life safety technology, in this case automatic fire sprinklers, to promote another fire protection product. Automatic fire sprinkler system technology has grown in leaps and bounds since 1970, and new standards such as NFPA 25 will further enhance the reliability of automatic fire sprinkler systems. As a fire protection subcode official (AHJ), I agree that responsible fire resistive construction and fire stopping have their place in our built environment. However, I do not support the notion that sensationalized nonperformance of fire sprinkler systems should be the driving force to achieve this. John Drucker Fire Protection Subcode Official (AHJ) New Jersey -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of å... .... Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 11:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: thermal barrier there is a lot of money to be made by consultants and product manufacturers who offer different "locks" to protect the hens from the fox. who wants to give up their golden goose? put sprinklers everywhere, in my opinion, is the simple and longterm, life-cycle cost-competitive answer. need an economics dissertation to disprove or prove it. scot deal excelsior fire _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
