[AT] sprinkler systems

[Steve W.]

Dan Folske wrote:
> I appreciate your comments Steve. I am Assistant Chief of our small 
> volunteer department. It takers very little water to put out a fire 
> when it is small and if it doesn't put it out it can at least give a 
> family time to get out and not become casualties. I live 3 1/2 miles 
> from the firehall and it is about 20 miles north or south to our 
> district boundaries so we're often looking at 30 minutes or more. I'm
>  usually calling mutual aid as I leave the firehall. Unless a fire is
>  reported before actual flame is visible most of our work is simply
> to stop it before it reaches adjacent buildings and maybe to shut it 
> down while there is enough left to make the fire investigation 
> easier.
> 
> Dan Folske


That is one of the things i like with sprinklers, 99% of the time you
can do your inspections in a couple hours with sprinklers.
Compared to a day or MUCH longer depending on what you dig up....

Our SOP says if it's a confirmed worker you acknowledge the call and
have them hit tones a second time for manpower and hit at least one
other mutual aid box. We have had 4-5 departments on scene for some of
the barns and such. Mainly because of manpower problems across the board.


-- 
Steve W.