Maybe I've been confused from the beginning but I thought we were talking about a trailer with communications equipment in it for use as a mobile TV station that's been brought in for repair or modification and not a 40' van full of high piled combustibilium. Doesn't sound like storage or light wood manufacturing. if that's the case perhaps this is being over thought? And it's only a small part of the building being intermittently used for this activity. In fact, this sounds like even less than a repair garage to me unless, as I said, I misunderstood the original posting.
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Chris Cahill <[email protected]> wrote: > At least the few I have been involved with are designed for fire safety in > mind with truck shows or boats...Some don't even have sprinklers above the > main display area especially when over 200'. So very large fires are > anticipated and people are dealt with safely. For example no one is allowed > above the main concourse when there is a combustible show on the event > floor. The structure is not in jeopardy. If all this applies to Todd's > case then great, sprinklers don't matter. Older convention centers yeah they > probably are OHII but that doesn't make it the right density. > > I'd play it IMHO it is EXII over the area and leave the final decision up to > the AHJ and owner. As long as you are on record you should be safer if > anything goes wrong. > > Chris Cahill, P.E. > Fire Protection Engineer > Sentry Fire Protection, Inc. > > 763-658-4483 > 763-658-4921 fax > > Email: [email protected] > > Mail: P.O. Box 69 > Waverly, MN 55390 > > Location: 4439 Hwy 12 SW > Waverly, MN 55390 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thom McMahon > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: trailer parked inside > > Anyone ever been to one of those Auto or truck shows for big rigs? There the > fuel load is enhanced by all the lighting and displays, carpet ect. What > would you protect an auditorium with? Is your roof deck 100'-0" AFF? .3/2000 > for the storage? I see no great difference in your single trailer issue? Do > you think every trailer in every truck shop is unloaded before they bring it > in to repair those burnt out brakes, yet 13 would class that as auto repair, > even if there were 100 trucks and trailers inside. OHII? > > I think that if they are limited by space or whatever to one trailer at a > time, the protection you provide for the storage should just be extended > over the installation area. > > Not being a PE it is only my opinion, cause I'm not allowed to make that > kind of determination. > > (just a little testy this AM) > > Thom McMahon, SET > Firetech, Inc. > 2560 Copper Ridge Dr > P.O. Box 882136 > Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 > Tel: 970-879-7952 > Fax: 970-879-7926 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -- 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)
