Running as any capitalist country should- The legislature represents those that get them re-elected. That is a form of representative democracy, isn't it?
The sad part is that the committee effectively killed some of those living in homes we would have sprinklered, but won't now, when they DO catch fire. John Waters, co-chair of the PA residential Coalition, will have some interesting observations t present Friday afternoon at the NFSA Convention in Baltimore. I've known John a long time- he's blunt. Kind of guy that walks into a seminar area, sees the coffee table blocking an exit, looks around for a spare set of hands to help him immediately move it from blocking the exit. Has beaten first responding truck to a fire in a dumpster and suppressed it with a FE. The man lives his work. It is ironic that the NFSA convention is in the same hotel where we had happier times at the IRC vote there 2 years ago. John and Tim Knisely, co-chairs of the PA Resi Spkr Coalition, will be receiving the NFSA's Leadership and Public Safety Award; Don Konkle, who has also poured heart and soul into the battle with the PBA, had a schedule conflict and won't be able to attend. There are numerous others including Aus Marberger and Ray Lonabaugh, Mark Singel, who also worked hard at making it stick; I won't be able to name them all. John Waters is chief fire marshal, Upper Merion Twp (King of Prussia, resi ordinance in 1988) Tim Knisely is sr residential inspector, Centre Region Code (State College, home of PSU's Nittany Lions) (Tim recently stepped down as co-chair, replaced by Larry Christy) Don Konkle is head of PFESI and former Harrisburg fire chief, instrumental in getting first high-rise retrofit law in PA after First Interstate and Meridian. More irony was the night after the PA House voted to repeal sprinklers, 7 kids died in a fire 25 miles from the Capitol. Today the Senate took the first step toward repealing it. Two days later we honor the guys that got us this far, but were no match for financial impact on legislators, now saying thank you to the PBA. It's a great country- if you have money. George Church Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brad Casterline Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 12:48 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: PA Spkr Bill :( So.... PEOPLE got killed in committee. Dude, where's my Country? Brad Casterline, NICET IV Project Manager - Fire Protection FSC, Inc. P: 913-722-3473 D: 816-841-8732 [email protected] www.fsc-inc.com Engineering Solutions for the Built Environment -----Original Message----- From: George Church [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 11:36 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: PA Spkr Bill :( From: Don Konkle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 12:17 PM To: Barry Buskey; [email protected]; Bill Jenaway; [email protected]; Brian Connely; Charlie Belgie; Alleman, Curtis; 'Woodring, Dennis'; Dominic Santanna; Donald Leshko; Ed Pfeiffer; Duane A. Trautman; [email protected]; Wirth Frank; Gale Sherrid; Gene Bidoli; George Barkanic; [email protected]; George Church; Glenn Thomas; Greg Jakubowski; James Mullane, Jr.; Jay Delaney; Poland, Jerry; John Bast; John Senft; Kerbet Kerber; Kevin Lubinsky; Larry Christy; Mike Whitzel; Randy Isenberg; Ray Lonabaugh; [email protected]; Rick Wiitten; [email protected]; Russ Klimer; S.Red Flegal; [email protected]; Steve Bair; Steven R. Buffington; Steven Hinds; Walt Wise; Walter Schneider Subject: FW: GovNetPA.com Action Alerts for 04/06/2011 Sprinklers got killed in committee Cancer presumption passed. The Waugh local option is still alive on the floor and has a shot Donald Konkle PFESI Executive Director _______________________________________________ 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)
