GO HERE Chief See & Eat Your Heart Out!
As more and more proof comes in regularly where sprinkler systems continue to EXTINGUISH fires, Chief See refuses to push the envelope with the City of Salisbury. My guess, the man likes to fight fires too much and couldn't care less about Public Safety.
The rule of thumb in Salisbury is, spend more money on $10,000,000.00 Fire Stations and don't require sprinkler systems in residential homes. If they'll work in a restaurant, they'll work in a home!
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3 comments:
Joe... do you even cook? Having sprinklers in a home could be devestating from even a small amount of smoke coming off the stove. Smoke detectors are enough.
Ans since you are asking what is devestaing... I am talking about water damage, esp. in areas where the smoke wast even near.
Jim,
Smoke does not activate a sprinkler head. It takes high heat to bust a head. Depending on the application, an environment from 140F-180F would have to develop to set off a head. Different temperature ratings on the heads are used depending upon what they are protecting and the type of structure they are used in.
As everyone who frequents this site knows me and Joe rarely see eye to eye on fire department issues. But I don't disagree to just disagree. On this topic Joe has a valid point. But the pressure for this kind of code enforcement change, needs to be done at a state level. I've been in the HVAC industry for almost a decade, with a majority of my experience being in Ocean City in the new condos up and down the beach. Ocean City has the strictest fire code in the state (this stated by a state fire marshall, not one of oc's fire marshall) and they too do not require sprinklers in single family homes. So it's not only Chief See who hasn't pushed the issue. Joe you have a good point with sprinklers needing to be made mandatory, but I feel your pointing the finger in the wrong direction.
Just found this on wboc.com. A step in the right direction.
EASTON, Md. (AP)- The Talbot County Council approved a bill requiring fire sprinklers in new homes and homes undergoing significant renovation.
Talbot County is the first county on the Eastern Shore to approve such a provision.
Under the bill, sprinklers will be required as of March 1 in new one-and two-family homes. They will be required in existing homes undergoing construction or renovation of more than 65 percent of the home until July 2009. After that date it will be required for renovations of more than half of a home.
Sprinkler systems have been required in all new Maryland multifamily buildings since 1990 and in all new townhouses since 1992, except for in areas not served by public water.
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