Ron Would this include running if you have a stove top fire in your kitchen and your house is 35 minutes response time from the nearest FD unit ?
Stewart On 17 Apr 2011, at 15:55, Ron Greenman wrote: > Scot, > > Rules of thumb I use regarding fire extinguishers: > > Untrained--run > Trained layman--run if fire is bigger than you > Trained fire professional--run, there are too few to risk/spare > Firefighter--your call > > > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 3:06 AM, å... .... <[email protected]> wrote: >> Statistics we can use...thanks for those! >> >> Fire extinguishers can work, but >> if the facility is valuable and not occupied 24/7... >> >> Fluorinated-foam and dry chem will be corrosive on sensitive equipment. >> De-ionized Water mist and "clean-agent" are alternatives, although >> if the clean-agent contains fluorine, I am betting >> what is marketed as "clean" today will be billed more >> realistically >> after 20 years of history. >> >> If we have the courage to encourage occupants to use portables, >> then how fine a line is it in our minds to allow >> an occupant to choose to use a hose line? >> >> scot deal >> excelsior fire >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Technology > Bates Technical College > 1101 So. Yakima Ave. > Tacoma, WA 98405 > > [email protected] > > http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ > > 253.680.7346 > 253.576.9700 (cell) > > Member: > ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC > > They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis > Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) > _______________________________________________ > 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)
