William and all, I notified a friend of mine in the fire service about this, and he has followed up with the website to have the article removed. Here is the thread with me and the website:
Note to me: This article is exactly the same as one I received from a young firefighter from Orange County, CA a few months ago. I made numerous comments on it, and sent him our video. Curiously, I just emailed him yesterday inquiring as to the status of his interest in publishing an article, and heard back that he had not taken any action on it. It appears the original "Author" got this posted. I will attempt to have this article removed from this site, for correction. FE Matthew Paiss, T13B San Jose Fire Department San Jose, CA Note from Matt to website administrator: Billy, By way of introduction, my name is Matt Paiss. I am a Fire Engineer for the San Jose Fire Department. Additionally, I am a subject matter expert in the area of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Firefighter Safety, have a degree in Solar Technology, and am a member of the State Fire Marshals Office PV Task Force which is tasked with creating guidelines for the safe installation of said systems. I also teach classes on PV Safety for Firefighters. I was sent this article (below) to review a few months ago. http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?77468 It is riddled with incorrect statements and does a disservice to the fire service in the fact that it presents us as ignorant to the science and realities of Solar Photovoltaic systems. I sent the "Author" a redlined commentary and suggested that he take some time to gather factual background info prior to attempting to publish. My request is that you remove it, and refer the author to me to help correct his info. I believe that there is information that FF's need to know about these systems, but this is NOT it. Let's get it right. Best Regards, FE Matthew Paiss, T13B San Jose Fire Department San Jose, CA Note from administrator to Matt: Thanks Matt! Please send me what should be posted and we will not only remove it-but will also send it out on The Secret List with your name and any other affiliate org that can substantiate the facts. A simple (FF readable-you know what I mean) document would be great. Thanks! Billy Final message from Matt to administrator: Will do Chief! As the info is incorrect in so many areas, would you please consider removing it now? It does reflect poorly on both firefighterclosecalls.com AND the fire service in general. I was actually sent the link by a friend who works for the DOE, and asked if I could help. I will get you a more accurate article within a week, if you could grant me that time. I promise it will be FF-friendly!! I am preparing for 3 classes and am a bit swamped. FE Matthew Paiss, T13B San Jose Fire Department San Jose, CA _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
