Did Chief Swindle also modify the 2006 IRC with regards to unprotected lightweight wood frame construction ?. The answer is probably not.
The fire service outcries regarding the dangers of unprotected lightweight wood frame construction are headline news, as a matter of fact the issue is the cover story of this months NFPA Journal " Lightweight - Heavy Concern". An excerpt from the journal story addresses the issue; "Sprinklers: A key to the solution. NFPA's recently launched sprinkler advocacy effort, "Fire Sprinkler Initiative: Bringing Safety Home" (www.firesprinklerinitiative.org ), would also help limit the threat fire poses to lightweight residential construction. The initiative calls for requiring sprinklers in every new one- and two-family home in the United States, a goal supporters say can be achieved through codes, local mandates, and individual action. Sprinkler advocates-with the fire service leading the charge-argue that the cost of including sprinklers in new construction is minimal, with an enormous safety benefit. "The cost of sprinkler systems to the home builder, in dollars per sprinklered square foot, averages only $1.61," says Lorraine Carli, NFPA's vice-president for Communication. This figure includes all costs to the builder associated with the system, including design, installation, and other costs such as permits, additional equipment, and water meter fees." In closing its utterly amazing when ranking fire officers promote alternatives that fly in the face of safety. John Drucker CET Fire Protection Subcode Official Red Bank, NJ Building Construction Instructor Ex-Captain Middletown Twp Fire Department, NJ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Reinhardt Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 9:40 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Maybe some fire chiefs need to be educated in the importance ofsprinklers The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: Shortcut to: http://www.c-dh.net/articles/2009/06/29/top_stories/04sprinklers.txt Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail message is intended to be received only by persons entitled to receive the confidential information it may contain. E-mail messages may contain information that is confidential and legally privileged. Please do not read, copy, forward, or store this message unless you are an intended recipient of it. If you have received this message in error, please forward it to the sender and delete it completely from your computer system. CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY: This email message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential, nor is it, unless specifically stated, intended to be relied upon by any person or persons other than the individual or entity named above and no warranties or representations are made or intended to persons or entities not named above. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone, return this message to the address above and delete all copies. Thank you. _______________________________________________ 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)
