Hi Wrenches - See feedback below from fire Captain Matt Paiss of San Jose. Matt, thanks for your input. Best, August
-----Original Message----- From: Matthew Paiss [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 11:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Fire Access lane for ground mount August, Please feel free to post this: As a firefighter, and one who has taught many firefighters PV Safety (some co-taught with Bill Brooks), I believe I can offer some help here. As Bill stated, this as is often the case on many interpretation calls, will depend on the AHJ. However, I can tell you that when it comes to driving on grass with a 60,000 lbs fire engine, getting stuck is not an option. Therefore, departments that do not have 4wd apparatus may insist on "Fire Access" roads. I have worked with just this situation with another integrator and a fire marshal. The initial request was a 20' wide road (Fire Access road requirement) around the entire plant (2 MW). This was ultimately revised to just one side, with a 12' wide "maintenance" road the rest. Of more concern is the vegetation management plan for any ground mount site. Please don't think just 2-3 years out, rather 10-15 years...as that may be when a lack of regular and proper O&M will result in a visit from the local fire department. Regards, Matt Paiss, Captain San Jose Fire Department _______________________________________________ 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
