That is according to the year it was built. They are grandfathered in before it was required. It also varies greatly from state to state and from city to county as far as the codes they have adopted and if they are enforced.
In my area around MIssissippi and Alabama they have recently started requiring new house to have firesprinklers if they exceed a certain sq footage.
It is used to fight a fire that is considered 3 dimensional, meaning a planes wings are so large they cover a lot of floor space. If there is a fire under one its hard for a regular water type system to reach the fire where the foam engulfs everything. In an auto shop, you do not have such a large area of floor being covered. Even with a fuel fire in an auto shop, it can usually be controlled by the employees with a hand held extinguisher. Not huge amounts of fuel in cars like a plane
@paul9511 There is 2 alarms, one for the normal fire alarm from the panel, the other is for the suppression system- so if u hear the second alarm u know tht the suppression system is active,
@dano3999 ahhh... ok, that might explain it... the main bldg has it, but not our shop
joek0617 2 months ago
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That is according to the year it was built. They are grandfathered in before it was required. It also varies greatly from state to state and from city to county as far as the codes they have adopted and if they are enforced.
In my area around MIssissippi and Alabama they have recently started requiring new house to have firesprinklers if they exceed a certain sq footage.
dano3999 3 months ago
@dano3999 good point... however, my school doesn't even have sprinklers in ours...
joek0617 3 months ago
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It is used to fight a fire that is considered 3 dimensional, meaning a planes wings are so large they cover a lot of floor space. If there is a fire under one its hard for a regular water type system to reach the fire where the foam engulfs everything. In an auto shop, you do not have such a large area of floor being covered. Even with a fuel fire in an auto shop, it can usually be controlled by the employees with a hand held extinguisher. Not huge amounts of fuel in cars like a plane
dano3999 3 months ago
@dano3999 what about in an auto shop?
joek0617 3 months ago
@paul9511 There is 2 alarms, one for the normal fire alarm from the panel, the other is for the suppression system- so if u hear the second alarm u know tht the suppression system is active,
HalomasterA69 6 months ago
Why is there two different alarms ?
paul9511 9 months ago
looks like a giant cake
fergfergferg123 1 year ago
"I dare someone to go jump in it"
firealarmguy2946 1 year ago
@dano3999 did you know that fire alarm systems reverse some fans when a fire is detected?
eureka800 1 year ago