I sent this out on EPARADE and, after reading George's email, felt compelled to send it out here:
It is 56 miles from this recent fire in Loysville to Miles Township, PA. There, in 1998, 11 kids died in a fire in a two story "recreational cabin". You can read more on that here: http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1998/03/23/1998-03-23_11_die_in_pa__cabin_fire_wee.html I attended a hearing in Harrisburg shortly thereafter. There was pending legislation that would mandate smoke detectors in all homes. I personally heard the state legislator from that area testify that while smoke detectors are important, they should not be mandatory. He went so far as to say he actually spoke to the family members of the victims. He said they urged him to oppose mandatory smoke detectors. Our current UCC adoption legislation excludes section R313.1.1 of 2003 IRC (or its successor codes) from applying to existing one and two family dwellings undergoing alterations, repairs, or additions - though it does require non-interconnected battery powered smoke alarms. Furthermore, the UCC excludes recreational cabins from the code entirely if equipped with a smoke detector, a fire extinguisher, and CO alarm and the owner files an affidavit that the cabin is a cabin. While we may see the obvious connection between the fires and the means to avert such tragedies, others do not. Jim K. James M. Kettler, EFO, CFPS Director of Building and Codes/Fire Marshal Buckingham Township PO Box 413 4613 Hughesian Drive Buckingham, PA 18912 215-794-8836 www.buckinghampa.org -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Church Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 3:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: $7b/yr rebuild market Despite all the FACTS, the PA House voted 154-39 to repeal sprinklers on Monday. On Tues night, just 25 NW of our capitol, 7 kids from 7 months to 11 yrs old died in a fire in a rural area. On wed am there was a fire 2 hrs east of the capitol, 18 minutes after dispatch the fire was under control- Fire in laundry room controlled by resi prkr. Page 17. Amazing what fat checkbooks, election campaigns, and bs propaganda will get you in America. We're now sprinklering the church the family that lost 7 of 8 kids attended. 25 miles away, the legislature is saying the loss of these 7 lives is acceptable, we don't need another nanny govt mandate. glc _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.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)
