Great information Steve. Thanks for a great post that we can all benefit from.
Rod at Rapid Fire From: Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Leyton Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2019 10:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Boat Storage Boat storage is one of the highest hazards imaginable, with sometimes dense arrays of trailered and/or racked boats composed of fiberglass shells with foam cores. There have been a few boat storage fires over the past few years, most recently one in Georgia on 7 October, 2018. That fire consumed 86 (I think, accounts vary) boats and burned TO THE GROUND. A couple of compelling pictures can be found here: https://patch.com/georgia/buford/86-boats-lost-during-fire-buford-dam-road-boat-storage I November there was a smaller fire at a boat yard in Marblehead, MA that consumed 6 boats. Compelling phots can be found here, showing just how completely involved these foam sandwich hulls get and how insane the release rate can be: https://www.wcvb.com/article/fire-at-boat-storage-yard-under-investigation/25355347 I’m not an FPE and won’t guess at what the recommended protection should be, but I wonder if protecting for Group A is adequate – exposed expanded perhaps? EVERYTHING on a boat can burn except the SS hardware and engine blocks. Also should verify whether the facility has a “dry” storage mandate so that fuel tanks are emptied before admission. In his presentations over the years, Chief Ron Coleman has often told the story of the fire that changed him from firefighter into fire prevention advocate. If I recall correctly, it was in the Sacramento area and was a boat storage fire and it burned over 100 boats into dust. He said it was so hot they could feel it a quarter-mile away. At that moment, the lightbulb came on when he realized that sprinklers might have prevented the fire. These facilities are nasty, nasty stuff. Steve L. From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fpdcdesign Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2019 9:24 AM To: Sprinklerforum Subject: Re: Boat Storage Rack storage? On Feb 21, 2019 at 12:21 PM, <James Crawford<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I have been asked to look at a new building for boat storage but cannot seem to find any guidance, has anyone done a boat storage building that can point me in the right direction. Thank you James Crawford Phaser Fire Protection Ltd. Phone 604-888-0318 Fax 604-888-4732 Cel 604-790-0938 Email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web www.phaserfire.ca<http://www.phaserfire.ca> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
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