[SML] Fire hoses was Re: Cell phone lasers

Jerry Durand jdurand at interstellar.com
Sun Aug 28 18:45:03 UTC 2016


I presume fire extinguisher bottles are next because, hey, they could
delay a person leaving the building.  They might also drop on on their
foot or blast it in their own face since they haven't been certified in
using them.

On 08/28/2016 11:41 AM, Bill Conner via Stagecraft wrote:
> I have heard reports of what you have seen increasingly over the past
> several years (5 to 15?).  Consequently, I made a code change proposal
> to the Life Safety Code and hose cabinets on stage will not be
> required as of the 2018 edition, which might be adopted by early
> adopters in 2020 or 2021, but not for many more years in many places.
> All somewhat moot until I or someone else gets the same change made to
> the International Building and Fire Codes.
>
> But the fire service message is clearly "occupants get out and leave
> the fire fighting to us" and I was won over.
>
>
>

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