It's worse than that in CA - the local fire departments don't even have jurisdiction over public schools. There's a state agency for that, and they are REALLY good at their jobs, as you might expect. Har-dee-har-har-bleeping-har. If this nincompoop is really that bent, it may not make any difference but you've got nothing to lose in defense of your reputation and intentions so you might consider a VERY gently worded letter along the lines of what Rod wrote. "Dearest Water-Brain, I regret that our inspection work didn't meet your expectations, but we are bound by state and local codes and regulations to discharge our work diligently and in consideration of the life-safety implications of system deficiencies and service faults as they may be encountered. I am hopeful that you will come to appreciate that it is not in my or YOUR interest to overlook conditions that threaten the lives of your districts student's and employees, as well as the assets these systems are intended to protect. The costs of interruption alone might be greater than the reconstruction costs in case of a fire. You should also know that it is reasonable and appropriate to inform the serving fire department because they should know whether they're sending our brave brothers and sisters into a building with a working fire suppression system or not. Of course, if you insist on smearing our company's name and reputation I'll be forced to go to the school board with my lawyer and call you out in a public venue, where the district's superintendant and counsel will have a chance to hear what a myopic moron you really are."
Sign it, "Your pal, Forest" Steve Leyton Protection Design & Consulting San Diego, CA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rod DiBona Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 8:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: inspection reports and copying fire marshals Yeah I can see the headline now "School district sues fire protection firm for disclosing life threatening conditions at our school to the fire marshal..." Ummmm good luck with that. I don't think you have anything to worry about. I would be curious to see who was doing the annual inspection of the system. Were there any main drain tags showing the drop and rise back in pressure? We are REQUIRED to provide a duplicate copy of our inspections to the fire marshal. This is a good think because then we aren't the bad guy, just the messenger doing what we have to. My guess is that your competitor will be doing the repairs. Rod DiBona Rapid Fire -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 8:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: inspection reports and copying fire marshals I just had a school district call me and yell at me for a report I did. I conducted a water flow test 2 months ago at this school. The water department and I observed that the PIV was shut. It had been shut for the past 6 years. Long story short the school asked me to open the valve and inspect for other problems. I spent an entire day surveying the school and wrote a 13 page report with pictures. Serious issues like rooms missing sprinklers. Ceiling clouds missing sprinklers etc. No drains or inspectors tests etc. I sent a copy to the fire marshal and building dept. Well fed ex delivered it to the fire marshal first and called the district before they got their copy. The school dist manager said that he emailed every school district in the area advising them not to use us and is threatening to sue us over sending a copy to the fire marshal. Forest Wilson Cherokee Fire Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:56:27 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Seismic information Brownsville, TX - Monterrey, MX I am in desperate need of some seismic information for the area around Monterrey Mexico, Or someone familiar with the Mexican "Manual for Design of Seismic, CFE)? Here's the data I've gotten. I need to know if it parallels IBC as far as when EQ bracing is required or if it's totally different and how these numbers and descriptions relate to IBC? "5.2.- Seismic Data: (Per Manual of Design for Seismic, CFE) Occupancy classification B Structural System classification Type 1 Soil Profile Type From geotechnical report Seismic Zone A Response Spectra c= 0.16 Ta= 0.30 Tb= 1.50 R= 2/3 Ductility Factor Q= 2" Thanks! Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ch2m.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3614 (20081114) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
