Comments on: The gift that keeps on giving. The Grinch arrived on Christmas Day but he was sent packing by a residential sprinkler system.

By: Why Do I Need A Residential Sprinkler System « Fire Flood Wind

Why Do I Need A Residential Sprinkler System « Fire Flood Wind — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:03:35 +0000

[...] I know it is a little late, but here is a nice Christmas story entitled “The Grinch arrived on Christmas Day but he was sent packing by a Residential Sprinkler System…. [...]

By: The economist

The economist — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:39:04 +0000

Residential sprinkler laws are such a good idea. They should be required, by law, in any building occupied by people. Owners should upgrade, immediately, or have their property condemned as unsafe. Because, if it’s safe for a 20-year old home to be unsprinklered, it would be safe for a new construction home to be unsprinklered, and that is clearly not the case. I’m sure the fire death rates in unsprinklered new-construction homes is abysmal. Likewise, the reason that the typical European country has such a low fire death rate is because their proportion of sprinklered buildings is so much higher than ours.

By: Dominick G Kasmauskas

Dominick G Kasmauskas — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:10:12 +0000

Thank goodness for fire sprinklers (and the countless men and women that have been developing fire sprinklers for over 130 years).
THIS is EXACTLY why we should’ve had fire sprinklers in new homes 20 or 30 years ago…nationwide!

By: THE OBSERVER

THE OBSERVER — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:42:59 +0000

Thanks Greg – Just forwarded the story to 215 addresses in Missouri!!

By: Sprinkler Academy

Sprinkler Academy — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:37:39 +0000

Dave, very nice piece! Everyone that follows the Fire Sprinkler Academy will be getting an email with this link in it.

Check out the Metropolitan Bldg Fire video we’ve posted at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SprinklerAcademy#g/a

Your message and this site are great.