Forest, Ben doesn't have to retrofit the Ponderosa, it is new homes only. That's one of the misconceptions.
When I had my home built the builder would not allow me to have sprinklers installed...that is one of the reasons we need to adopt the IRC. Builders make more money repairing houses with fire damage then they do building new ones. Why do you think they don't want to put them in? profits... Scott (763) 425-1001 Office (612) 759-5556 Cell -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Forest Wilson Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Home Fire Sprinkler Guidance - New Jersey I have thought about this issue very much. I was formerly supportive of codes mandating installation of fire sprinklers in houses. However after reading Atlas Shrugged I have reconsidered my stance. At issue is Ben Cartwright, at home on the Ponderosa. Does the state have the moral right to go to the Ponderosa and tell the Cartwrights they need to install fire sprinklers in the ranch house? Now Ben is a knowledgeable man. He built the Ponderosa from nothing. If he wants them I'm sure he would install them without being coerced. And what happens if Ben didn't install them? Will the Sheriff go out there, and use force (with a gun) to make him do it? If he resists will he shot? Will he be imprisoned? How would Thomas Jefferson reply if the state told him how to design his estate? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 29, 2013, at 5:30 PM, Frank Herrick <[email protected]> wrote: > My heartfelt congratulations to everyone in New Jersey who made this happen, > you have saved lives ! > > That’s a thousand times better than what's happed here in Kansas. Code > official have been cut off at the knees thanks to the combined efforts of the > HBA and the Realtor's Association. Local city and county cannot require > sprinklers in single family housing > > I guess that the citizens of New jersey are more important than people in > Kansas and deserve the protection of a residential fire sprinkler system. 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. > > Here is the Kansas law that will be responsible for the deaths and injuries > to numerous Men, Women, Children and the elderly, and who knows how many > firefighters: > > Kansas Statute 12-16,219. Cities, counties; prohibition on fire sprinkler > requirements in certain residential dwellings. > > (a) As used in this section: > > (1) "Municipality" means any city or county. > > (2) "Residential structure" means any improvement to real property to be used > or occupied as a single-family dwelling or multi-family dwelling of two > attached living units or less or any manufactured home. > > (b) No municipality shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, order, code, > standard or rule requiring the installation of a multi-purpose residential > fire protection sprinkler system or any other fire sprinkler protection > system in any residential structure. Nothing in this section shall prohibit > any person from voluntarily installing a multi-purpose residential fire > protection sprinkler system or any other fire sprinkler protection system in > a residential structure. > > (c) No municipality shall require the installation of a multi-purpose > residential fire protection sprinkler system in any residential structure as > a condition for consideration or approval of any building permit or plat. > > History: L. 2010, ch. 116, § 25; L. 2011, ch. 43, § 1; Apr. 14. > > Very sorrowfully yours, > > Capt. Frank J. Herrick > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
