Thank you Ryan. This retrofit guide is really what I was looking for. The ordinances are essentially lowering the threshold of what buildings and size of buildings that need to be sprinklered and what triggered a retrofit. Thanks for the help. I notice this is produced by the NFSA and I am wondering if the AFSA has a white paper or something equivelant?
Rod DiBona Vice President Rapid Fire Protection [EMAIL PROTECTED] 605-348-2342 ph 605-391-3553 cell -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan J. Smith Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 2:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: City council to review sprinkler ordinance in Rapid City Rod, Without knowing the specific "sprinkler friendly" ordinances being threatened it is difficult to recommend specific resources. If the ordinances being attacked are related to fire sprinkler retrofits, then you may find the fire sprinkler retrofit guide for communities published by NFSA a good place to start. The link to the .pdf document is below: http://nfsa.org/info/Retrofit_Guide_7-15-07.pdf If the ordinances being attacked relate to residential structures, then I have a number of resources that would be helpful. Also, I can connect you with Roy Marshall, Executive Director of the Residential Fire Safety Institute, who has extensive experience with residential ordinance adoption and is willing to provide guidance to local jurisdictions who need the help. If you have any more specifics on the ordinances causing the most concern that would be helpful. Ryan J. Smith ResidentialFireSprinklers.com - Your Source for Home Fire Protection http://www.ResidentialFireSprinklers.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rod DiBona Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:34 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Matt Hammon; Brent Zimiga; Cory Graper Subject: City council to review sprinkler ordinance in Rapid City I have been notifiied by our local fire marshall that the city council is going to be doing a review of previously passed fire sprinkler ordinances. Essentially these ordinances were amendments of the IBC that were very sprinkler friendly. A group of people lead by a code consultant expert is leading the charge to rescind these. Does anyone have any ideas of resources that I can put in our Fire Marshalls hands to help him in this battle? We must win this one as we are well into the process of looking at a residential ordinance as well. Thanks for your thoughts / ideas. Rod DiBona Vice President Rapid Fire Protection [EMAIL PROTECTED] 605-348-2342 ph 605-391-3553 cell _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
