Steven: I could not access the pics.
Can you also provide the details of the balcony overhead construction? Was it exposed wood joist, or were the joists protected with sheetrock or some other material? I would also like to know the dimensions of the balcony, the height relative to the floor, and the position of the sidewall sprinkler relative to the ceiling or bottom of joist. Also, what was the material, or materials, that burned? Thanks, Regards, Salvatore Izzo, P.E. SFPE Manager - Reliable Technical Services ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Smith, Steven D. (CSFD) [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:51 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Sprinkler SAVE See attached photos. This occurred last week. A small fire on an 2nd floor exterior balcony of a 3-story apartment complex (with basement). The fire was extinguished by the sidewall sprinkler on the balcony. I'm working with the apartment complex in gathering figures as to the total damage costs as compared to if the fire gutted the unit (essentially). Then to say the sprinkler system saved "x" amount of dollars. Rather than the "negative" tone typically read such as dollar loss was "X" or water damage cost "X". Once I get those numbers I'll post again. Steven Smith, CFPS | Fire Protection Engineer II Colorado Springs Fire Department | Office of the Fire Marshal_______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.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)
