Center Region Fire Safety House demonstrates General's Econo NFPA 13D Pump

Mike Faustina from the Centre Region Code Administration PA gives us a live burn demonstration of a residential fire sprinkler system. The traveling demonstration system uses a General Air Products Econo RFP NFPA 13D pumping system hooked up to one of our tanks to put the fire out.
Some important things to note: First, see how much the fire spreads in just a few seconds - now tell me how residential sprinkler systems are a bad idea! Second, Mike points out that there is less than 20 gpm coming from the sprinkler head vs. a fineman's hose that puts out roughly 100 gpm. The facts are on our side - fire sprinklers save lives and property at a very reasonable cost!

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• NFPA 13D
• residental fire protection
• residential
• fire safety
• new homes
• fire pump