Re: Automatic fire sprinklers

[jamesgangnc <jamesgangnc@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 12, 10:25=A0am, Kurt Ullman <kurtull...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <5qednQCgQrTCWbDQnZ2dnUVZ_oidn...@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> =A0"Ed Pawlowski" <e...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > ?
> > "Shaun Eli" <missingch...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote .>
> > > It's a pretty small cost to add sprinklers to new construction. Fires
> > > are rare but they're expensive as hell. And you can rebuild a house;
> > > you can't rebuild a burned-to-death person.
>
> > I'd like to see if they really save lives. =A0How many people are kille=
d by
> > smoke inhalation before a sprinkler would activate? =A0I'm thinking of =
a
> > smoldering sofa or mattress that can kill you long before a flame gets =
hot
> > enough to set off a sprinkler head. =A0 In the case of a heater fires, =
it may
> > make a difference as the fire is in another area of the house.
>
> =A0 According to the NFPA records there has never been a multiple fatalit=
y
> fire in the US. Their records go back to around 1900. Most of the
> fatalities have been things like smoking in bed where the smoker was
> cooked, but nobody else, which would seem to answer your question. This
> includes hotels, nursing homes, hospitals, etc., in addition to
> residences.
>
>
>
> > As for property damage, it does save fire damage, but can replace it wi=
th
> > water damage.
>
> > I'm not for or against, I just want to see more facts before deciding.
>
> --
> "Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is=
 to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on."
> =A0---PJ O'Rourke

I've seen multiple fatality fires just here in the local news in NC so
something is wrong with your source.