Smitty, I think Ron was being facetious. I do not believe he really meant that a sprinkler would cause rot or the kind of damage described. Facetiousness does not play well in the written form; it must be heard. Maybe that is what the little emoticon at the end of his message was supposed to convey.
Dave David A. de Vries, P.E., CSP Firetech Engineering Incorporated 2715 Harrison St. Evanston, IL 60201 Tel: 847-733-0944 Fax: 847-866-6255 --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Smith, Steven D. (CSFD) <[email protected]> wrote: From: Smith, Steven D. (CSFD) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Sprinkler SAVE To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 6:43 AM Ron, not sure what you mean. The sprinkler is a sidewall above the sliding glass doors and the damage was on the floor and off to the side (about 5 feet or so). Unless I'm misunderstanding you, I don't think the sprinkler would in it's location would cause rot in a remote location. Smitty -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Sprinkler SAVE Are you sure that the damage isn't the result of rot caused by the sprinkler just being there? Sure doesn't seem like enough damage for a fire }:-) On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Smith, Steven D. (CSFD) <[email protected]> wrote: > Try this.... > > http://my.firereference.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName= > 15 > 3tscqsgjdid > > If that doesn't work, let me know. (hopefully the link won't be broke > by > email) > > Smitty > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George > Church > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Sprinkler SAVE > > Can u post pics somewhere and send us a link? > Can't post em here, terrorists might plant viruses Right, Keith? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Smith, > Steven D. (CSFD) > 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) > _______________________________________________ > 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) > -- Ron Greenman at home.... _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
