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Deputy chief invites commissioners to live sprinkler demonstration tied to local ordinance
Summary
Deputy Chief Golden Bear of the Battle Creek Fire Protection District invited commissioners to an outdoor demonstration comparing fire behavior in buildings with and without sprinklers, referencing a local sprinkler ordinance passed about a year earlier.
Deputy Chief Golden Bear of the Battle Creek Fire Protection District invited the commissioners to an outdoor demonstration showing the difference between a sprinklered structure and one without sprinklers.
Golden Bear said the department arranged with the Fire Marshal Association and the Fire Sprinkler Coalition to bring a prop that will let commissioners “see what a fire looks like” under sprinklered and non-sprinklered conditions. He said the demonstration will compare fire growth and discuss impacts on builders, homeowners and firefighters, using a Springfield Building mock-up for side-by-side comparison.
“...we made some arrangements through the Fire Marshal Association and as well as the Fire Sprinkler Coalition to get a prop up here so you guys can see what a fire looks like under those conditions, sprinkler condition and 1 that does not,” Golden Bear said. He invited the commissioners to go outside for an approximately 15-minute presentation and live ignition intended to illustrate life-safety outcomes.
Golden Bear framed the demonstration as related to a sprinkler ordinance the jurisdiction adopted “about a year ago” and said the presentation would include facts and fire growth modeling. The transcript contains no formal vote or staff assignment tied to the invitation; it is recorded as an offer for commissioners to attend a demonstration.
