But does the title really fit?
At 01:15 PM 5/18/2009, you wrote: >I knew there was a reason de etre for you being there :) >"Can I get a Witness? Can I get a Witness?" (spare ya the a cappella) > >One of the "real" fire service guys used the testimony for our side, then. > >glc > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thom McMahon >Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 12:57 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: Fire Service College Fire: All 11 appliances lost > >"It's Truu, it's Truu" as per tweety bird > >As an interested observer, I was present when "He Did Say Exactly That!!" >G's imagination notwithstanding. > >Thom McMahon, SET >Firetech, Inc. >2560 Copper Ridge Dr >P.O. Box 882136 >Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 >Tel: 970-879-7952 >Fax: 970-879-7926 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >ParsleyConsulting >Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:41 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Fire Service College Fire: All 11 appliances lost > >You're making that up, he really didn't say that. I've warned you about >that over-active imagination of yours in the past, George. > >Reminds me of something Steve Leyton and I heard said out here in San Diego, >where a member of the NFPA-13 committee said on a news report that he didn't >think sprinklers in a residential high rise would have any value. > >And no, I'm not making that up. >-- >PARSLEY CONSULTING >Ken Wagoner, SET >760.745.6181 voice >760.745.0537 fax >[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> e-mail >www.ParsleyConsulting.com <http://www.ParsleyConsulting.com> website > > > > >George Church wrote: > > But if you'd had sprinklers when the ambulance burned, you'd have had > > to not > > only re-carpet, and likely a lot more of it, but also the bottom couple > > inches of drywall would likely have needed replacement as well. > > > > Understand during the PA IRC hearings, a home builder who's a rural fire > > chief noted that since it takes them 15 to 20 minutes to get to a fire, > > sprinklers activated would continue to spray water on the > > assumably-suppressed fire, causing water damage! Sure, delayed FD response > > and resultant excessive water damage would be top of my list of why > > I'd let > > my house burn down instead of risking having to dry things out..... almost > > went home and shut mine off right after the hearings..... > > > > glc > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris > > Cahill > > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:28 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Fire Service College Fire: All 11 appliances lost > > > > Had this happen to my station once. Ambulance burned. The only reason we > > didn't lose more than that was 1. The cable guy working out front noticed > > the smoke in the early stages and 2. It was a after a drill and one of the > > fire trucks was fully staffed at the local Perkins ~ 1 mile away. Had they > > not been there probably would have been another 10 minutes waiting for > > help > > from our friends. Ambulance was a total loss, had to repaint the entire > > building and re-carpet but not much more. > > > > Unfortunately, these things are far more common than you know. Food on > > stove is common enough in paid houses 'cuz they run out for a call and > > forget to turn the stove off. I can think of fire stations in MN that have > > a fire every couple years. We're not a big place. And I'm sure I don't > > know the half of it. > > > > Chris Cahill, P.E. > > Fire Protection Engineer > > Sentry Fire Protection, Inc. > > > > 763-658-4483 > > 763-658-4921 fax > > > > Email: [email protected] > > > > Mail: P.O. Box 69 > > Waverly, MN 55390 > > > > Location: 4439 Hwy 12 SW > > Waverly, MN 55390 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stewart > > Kidd > > Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 5:55 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Fire Service College Fire: All 11 appliances lost > > > > Colleagues > > > > For once, I find myself a loss for words and I'm n sure whether to > > laugh or cry ! > > > > The FSC is government-owned and is the UK's principle fire training > > centre. The fire destroyed (I am told) all of the colleges fire trucks. > > > > Stewart > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8053733.stm > > _______________________________________________ > > 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) > > >_______________________________________________ >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) Todd G. 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