Greg, You may want to check out this site. Understand that it has passed the House but pending final action.
http://firesprinklerinitiative.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=66&URL=Resources%20/%20Legislation%20puts%20adoption%20of%20sprinkler%20provisions%20at%20risk Dale F. Wingard, SET Design Manager Triple "A" Fire Protection, Inc. 251.649.2034 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg McGahan Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 4:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Residential fire sprinklers in GA. Has anyone heard of a code passed in AL in the last few weeks that made it illegal for res sprinklers to be required? A GC told me it was slipped in as an addition to an unrelated issue. Greg McGahan Living Water Fire Protection (850) 937.1850 | Fax (850) 937.1852 | Cell (850) 554.3231 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 4:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Residential fire sprinklers in GA. Frank, You're my hero. I'm forwarding your letter to both the Washington and Oregon Fire Sprinkler Coalitions. Back when Fine Homebuilding and the Tauton Press were fledglings I wrote an article about fire detectors in homes. Perhaps it's time for one about sprinklers. Thanks again. On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Cliff Whitfield <[email protected]> wrote: > Excellent and done with class! > > Thank you for sharing it with us. > > Cliff Whitfield, SET > > Fire Design, Inc. > 3784 Holly Ridge Trail > Marianna, FL 32448 > > www.fire-design.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank Herrick > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 4:14 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: Residential fire sprinklers in GA. > > Here is a copy of my letter to Fine Homebuilding Magazine, ironic that > homebuilders sell granite countertops every day, but will say that a > sprinkler system is too expensive. > > > Fine Homebuilding Magazine > > The Taunton Press > > 63 South Main Street > > P.O. Box 5506 > > Newton, CT. 06470-5506 > > E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > Dear Sir or Madam, > > > > I am writing concerning a letter in your March 2010 edition, from Mr. Robert > A. Meyer about the perceived hurdle in using residential fire sprinklers in > affordable homes. > > > > As a fire service professional and a paramedic with over 25 years of > experience I can tell you exactly what will happen in a home without fire > sprinklers. Furthermore I can tell you that the two most likely places > these residents will relocate to: the burn center or the morgue. > > > > As far as price is concerned, the nationwide the average for the > installation of a residential fire sprinkler system is $1.61 per square > foot. Habitat for Humanity homes are no more than 1050 square feet. My > math says that comes to $1,680. I doubt the NAHB or Mr. Meyer has the > plight of the homeless nearest their heart when they resist fire sprinklers. > The poor, in fact, die in far higher proportions than those who dwell in the > stylish homes gracing the pages of Fine Homebuilding. They deserve better > than to be trotted out as a fig leaves for an industry accustomed to pushing > the margins of luxury for its profitability. > > > > The economies of sprinkler avoidance have always been a tall tale. Any burn > or respiratory injury that a requires admission to a hospital will cost many > times the cost of a sprinkler system; ditto for the replacement of personal > belongings and the cascade of other externalized costs associated with a > builder's upfront savings. Consider even the average cost of a funeral > compared to the cost of a sprinkler system. You get the point. > > > > The damage to homes or apartments equipped with a fire sprinkler system has > been $4,000 compared that with a loss of $17,000 per fire in non sprinkler > homes. > > In 2009 home fires caused 2,755 deaths and 13,560 injuries. > > > > Your argument is we can't afford sprinklers, my answer is we can't afford > not to install fire sprinkler in every home in America. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Captain Frank J. Herrick > > Firefighter/Paramedic > > Certified Arson Investigator > > > FRANK J. 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