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Mississippi SB 2079: Attack on Residential Sprinklers

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I have just gotten word that there is a bill being proposed in the Mississippi legislature that would basically eliminate the chances for local jurisdictions to adopt residential sprinkler ordinances.

I don’t have all of the information on this as far as the particulars, but, if you live in Mississippi, contact your politicians and let them know you support residential fire sprinklers.

This comes on the heals of a multi-death fire that took place in Starkville, MS in an apartment fire. Nine people lost there lives in that fire,  had it been sprinklered the result may have been different. Again, please let your politicians know you support residential fire sprinklers. Stay safe and be careful.

Posted by on January 6, 2010 • Filed under: fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health • Tagged: , , ,

Rats Nest of Wires

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This is obviously wrong!

This is obviously wrong!

Whether you do commercial or residential or both types of inspections, this is not acceptable. We can get into what the NEC says and any other electrical code, but this is obviously wrong.

This is an electrical fire waiting to happen. Depending on when this was done, likely after the initial construction phase, it is a good argument for permits and construction plan reviewing.

I just thought this was a great picture. What a mess.

Posted by on January 6, 2010 • Filed under: buildling construction, fire-prevention-education, firefighter-safety-health, fires • Tagged: , , ,

Obstructed FDC

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Candy wrapper, one of many items that can be foun inside your sprinkler/standpipe connections.

Candy wrapper, one of many items that can be foun inside your sprinkler/standpipe connections.

Many jurisdictions have adopted ordinances that require locking caps on FDCs which greatly reduces the probability of tampering.  Otherwise, ask the property owners to frequently check these connections.

Things such as rocks, bottles, balls and anything else that will fit in them have been found.  These objects will limit water flow and reduce the effectiveness if not make it non-functional for fire protection.

Stay safe and make sure to know  where these are during your inspections and pre-planning.

Posted by on January 6, 2010 • Filed under: buildling construction, fire-prevention-education, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, inspections, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: , , , , ,

Roof Ops

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We must have a very good idea of how far this fire has traveled in the attic space.

This is something we need to be careful of. In some instances you may not have a choice, but putting water in a vented roof while on the roof is risky. Master streams, especially elevated if available and accessible would be ideal. But, again, we are limited by our resources.

Of course, if we are going to go this route, we must have a very good idea of how far this fire has traveled in the attic space. We certainly don’t need firefighters on the roof if we are taking a defensive position.

In addition, safe roof operations would dictate that we work off of a roof ladder. The pitch is not that steep, but the roof is wet and it is just safer and appropriate to work off of the roof ladder.

Keep putting ‘em out and stay safe. Anyone see anything else I missed here?

Posted by on January 6, 2010 • Filed under: administration-leadership, buildling construction, command-leadership, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, trusses • Tagged: , , ,