I would hope they do, but I doubt it will bring the outrage it deserves. Residential sprinklers aren't taken for granted (obviously) so its not the same effect as if Detroit starting shipping cars without seat belts, and someone died from smashing the windshield with their face. It'll just be another residential fire death, for the homebuilders and fire fighters- just business as usual, same as the others because we can't seem to find the nationwide fix. I forget if it's a local or national problem this week- have to chk NAHB site for an update.
A wrongful death suit could have impact, but don't hold your breath. glc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Johnston Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 10:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Residential Burn Demo Ron, Thanks for sharing this information; I only wish we could get everybody on-board with this. It's too bad that our State Building Codes people felt in their infinite wisdom that residential sprinklers were too costly, obviously in their eyes and the home builders associations eyes a life is associated with a square foot price? In their eyes the houses are built much safer by installing code mandated smoke alarms and new wiring yadayadayada... They seem to ignore the manmade causes (candles, cooking, etc..) coupled with all the synthetic stuff we pack in our homes with lower flashover temps than the traditional Class A fuels, all for what to save 1-3% of the building cost? I can keep rambling, but we all know the same story. I'm sure when the first residential fire related death takes place after the new codes take effect the lawyers are going to a hay day? Jim Johnston, P.E. Fire Protection Engineer Inland Fire Protection, Inc 1100 Ahtanum Road Yakima, WA 98903 Phone 509-248-4471 Fax 509-248-1180 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Ron Greenman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 6:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Residential Burn Demo The link below will take you to a residential sprinkler demonstration burn in a real building. The burn was arranged by the Washington Fire Sprinkler Coalition, The Kitsap County Fire Marshal's Office, the Bremerton Fire Department and the Bremerton Housing Authority. The fire sprinklers were installed by Sprinx Fire, a Northwest AFSA member. The film was produced by Bates Technical College video production students and paid for by the members of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the AFSA and with a matching grant from AFSA. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIPrp6Uy16Y -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Member: SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA, WSAFM _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.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 [email protected] http://fireball.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 [email protected] http://fireball.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)
