The Europeans relatively recently (in the 2000's?) carried out surveys and found similar statistics. From memory, somewhere in the 80%'s.
I'm sure that Alan Brinson would have this data. Our Sprinkler Standard calls up for extinguishers for this reason. Put out the small fire before the sprinkler operates, and thereby minimise damage. Regards Chris Mak | Aon New Zealand Technical Services Manager Level 1, 4 Fred Thomas Drive Takapuna t: +6494869761 | f: +6494860112 | m: +64274344058 e: [email protected] Please consider the environment before printing this email. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Hicks Sent: Sunday, 17 April 2011 12:52 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: PC- 3 Laboratories Before I left the fire service 20 + years ago, the Oregon State FM had an article in the Gated Wye, about fire extinguisher use in reported fires. I do not remember the exact figures now, of the reported fires, about 93 % of the fires that fire extinguishers were used on, were controlled by fire extinguishers. Of the fires controlled by fire extinguishers, a very small number of the fires are reported to the FD. Fire extinguishers can help control an incipient fire. Douglas Hicks General Fire Equipment Co of Eastern Oregon -----Original Message----- From: Chris Cahill Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 3:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: PC- 3 Laboratories I don't concur with the statement they don't have a stellar success rate. In some sprinkler research I found a statistically significant number of fires put out with extinguishers in SPRINKLERED buildings. We including I often speak of the holy grail of sprinklers but these very cheap cousins are valuable. I guarantee they have put out more fires than fires alarms with all the strobes and costs. And lost in the data is a fire knocked down so it's smaller than would have been when the FD arrived. _______________________________________________ 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) This communication (and any attachments) is directed in confidence to the addressee(s) listed above, and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or used. The contents of this communication may also be subject to privilege, and all rights to that privilege are expressly claimed and not waived. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or by telephone and delete this communication (and any attachments) without making a copy. Before opening or using attachments, you should check them for viruses and defects. We do not accept liability in connection with computer virus, data corruption, delay, interruption, unauthorised access or unauthorised amendment. _______________________________________________ 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)
