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Welcome to Volume 8, Issue 2 of USAutomatic Sprinkler FlashPoint News. Our enewsletter is a free quarterly publication that focuses on brief, but useful information about the fire protection industry. We highlight new products, innovations, and code changes that affect fire protection.
U.S. Automatic Sprinkler Corporation held its quarterly workshop on Friday, July 10th, 2009 for our service and inspection customers. This workshop focused on fire and building code requirements for sprinkler system installations and a discussion of the components, operation, and inspection and testing requirements for wet and dry pipe sprinkler systems. Jeff Robinson, from Indiana American Water, discussed backflow prevention devices, what they are, why they are important, where they are required and how they should be maintained.
We also discussed signage/labeling requirements of fire alarm equipment and sprinkler valves as outlined in the Indiana Fire Code.
When was the last time anyone in your facility received training on your fire suppression and detection systems? Is your team operating on facts or tribal knowledge? Let U.S. Automatic Sprinkler enhance your education, potentially increasing safety. Please click here to visit our website for more information!
On June 16th, 2008 the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission adopted the 2008 Indiana Fire and Building Code. The commission is statutorily obligated under IC 22-13-2-2 to adopt a statewide code of fire safety laws and building laws. Historically, this has been accomplished by adopting a model fire and building code by reference. In this case, the commission adopted the 2006 Edition of the International Fire and Building Code, published by the International Code Council (ICC).
The ICC provides a model code development process that offers an international forum for fire safety and building professionals to discuss performance and prescriptive code requirements. This provides an arena to debate proposed code revisions and encourages international consistency in the application of these provisions. Because of the ICC’s sound code development process, Indiana along with many other jurisdictions throughout the United States have adopted these codes for use as their fire and building safety laws.
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Myth
"Water damage from a sprinkler system will be more extensive than fire damage."
Fact
Water damage from a sprinkler system will be much less severe than the damage caused by water from firefighting hoselines or smoke and fire damage if the fire goes unabated. Quick response sprinklers release 8 to 24 gallons of water per minute compared to 50 to 125 gallons per minute released by a firehose.
Sprinklers are highly reliable devices that are activated by heat. They will only go off if there is a fire which increases the heat beyond the sprinkler trigger point (typically 135 to 165°F (57.2 to 73.9°C)). Preaction systems employ additional safety features. Research has demonstrated that only 1 in 16 million heads ever activates by accident. Sprinkler systems can be connected to an alarm monitoring company or an external alarm that will notify neighbors or passersby of a water flow. This will facilitate the prompt notification of the fire department and will minimize that amount of water damage.
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Gamewell-FCI Unveils Fire Alarm/Mass Notification
Combo Solutions
Gamewell-FCI has released a new series of mass notification solutions as part of its E3 Series® line of Expandable Emergency Evacuation systems. In addition to providing state-of-the-art fire alarm protection, the E3 Series can also function as a robust MNS (mass notification system) via several new products, including an LOC (Local Operating Console), back-lit signage, high-threat switches, amber strobes, specialized speakers and giant voice equipment.
The LOC provides the onsite “monitoring and control” of voice and notification appliances as required for MNS by the DOD (Department of Defense) in its Unified Facilities Criteria 4-021-01 document. With the next edition of NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm Code® expected to adopt many DOD mass notification requirements, Gamewell-FCI has designed its LOC to the same rigorous specifications. As a major component of an MNS, Gamewell-FCI’s LOC is designed to integrate seamlessly with the E3 Series, resulting in an extremely cost-effective fire alarm/MNS combo solution. Likewise, the E3 Series can serve as a “side-car” audio MNS when paired with many alternative brands of fire alarm systems.
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