Thanks Daniel and good for Houston! On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Daniel Wilder <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7180590.html > > Houston Fire Department officials said Tuesday that the 36-story structure, > which dates to 1929 and was once the tallest in Houston, is being > retrofitted with a sprinkler system that has yet to reach the upper floors. > > Firefighters found themselves delayed by a failure in the building's > standpipe, which is used as a water supply on each floor of the building. A > gasket in the standpipe ruptured in the basement of the building, leaving > little water to pump upward to battle the fire raging above, Assistant Fire > Chief Rick Flanagan said. > > The standpipe in the building was inspected in the last five years and was > in good working order at the time, according to HFD spokesman Patrick > Trahan. > > Flanagan said the building is in compliance with current city fire > ordinances and was last inspected by HFD in 2009. > > He added that by 2014 all high-rise buildings in Houston must have half > their floors protected with sprinklers; and the entire structure by 2017. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Autry, David > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:33 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Massive crew fights fire at landmark > > Parker said she worked in the Art Deco building for 12 years. > > This leads me to believe it was built in the 30's and I'm sure no > sprinklers. > > > > David Autry > Plans Examiner > Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office > 246 S. 14th Street > Lincoln, NE 68508 > 402-471-9659 > 402-471-3118 fax > www.sfm.ne.gov > > ** Note new email address: [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brown, Mike > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 12:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Massive crew fights fire at landmark > > And this- "Firefighters also had to deal with a problem with the building's > internal water supply - apparently a broken pipe. HFD had to pipe water > directly into the building". > > Mike Brown > Project Designer > Sunland Fire Protection, Inc. > 1218 Elon Place > High Point, NC 27263 > [email protected] > Business: 336-886-7027 Ext. #140 > Fax: 336-886-7024 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Church > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 1:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Massive crew fights fire at landmark > > So where's the answer to the question inquiring minds need to know- > WERE THERE SPRKRS? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Drucker > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 12:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Massive crew fights fire at landmark > > Massive crew fights fire at landmark > Nearly 200 respond to 27th-floor blaze at downtown Chase building > > By MIKE GLENN, HOUSTON CHRONICLE > The Houston Chronicle > > August 31, 2010 > Houston firefighters followed the "textbook approach" in fighting a blaze at > a high-rise building Monday night, officials said, sending dozens of fire > trucks and deploying nearly 200 crew members. > > No one was seriously injured in the fire at the JPMorgan Chase building at > 712 Main, formerly the Gulf Building, officials said. Five firefighters were > taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, but their injuries were not > life-threatening, said Assistant Chief Jack Williams. > > No cause had been determined by late Monday. > > The fire, reported shortly after 8 p.m., was confined to the 27th floor of > the historic building, officials said. At one point, clouds of smoke could > be seen coming from near the top of the building. > > The floor is used solely by the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, the pro > bono wing of the Houston Bar Association. > > The fire was brought under control about 11:20 p.m., said Assistant Chief > Omero Longoria. > > Fire officials said fighting such fires is labor-intensive. In Monday's > blaze, about 175 firefighters responded, many carrying their equipment up > the stairs. > > Fresh crews were brought in throughout the night to replace their fatigued > colleagues. > > "Any fire in a high-rise is intensive, just to get water to that level," > Longoria said. > > Mayor Annise Parker complimented the department's efforts. > > "They went above and beyond tonight," she said outside the building Monday > night. "They had to pull the hoses all the way up." > > Parker said she worked in the Art Deco building for 12 years. > > "It's a beautiful, historic building," she said. > > Firefighters also had to deal with a problem with the building's internal > water supply - apparently a broken pipe. HFD had to pipe water directly into > the building. > > City officials said they hope traffic around the building will be cleared by > this morning but were not certain. > > "It's going to be a long night," Parker said. > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > _______________________________________________ > 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) >
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