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Is he slow? Does he not get it? HE chose conveniance over life safety! He didnt take the stance for the firefighters he is suppose to lead. Who cares if the contractors have to go over your head, at least you would be doing what is right for the citizens and the Firefighters under you! Good Job Mr.Swindle
 

Chief Swindle should understand that he has total control because Tennessee is a home rule state. While the state can set a minimum, they cannot set a maximum. If the state adopts the 2006 and Spring Hill could be proactive enough to adopt the 2009, as the fire chief and fire official in his jurisdiction the state would yield to his inspections and fire and building officials. Our state is very specific in what the state fire marshal's office covers and as a fire chief in Tennessee I have never known them not to be cooperative with us and most importantly to enforce the most stringent of the code adopted by the locals.

Shane Ray, Fire Chief
Pleasant View Vol. Fire Dept.
Pleasant View, TN.
 

Uhhh....Uhhh..Uhhh..Can you even countyour bugles?
 

Disgraceful. I respect his right to his personal opinion on the subject, but to disgrace the uniform by publicly denouncing a strategic goal of the USFA and every other respected professional organization in North America, is grossly incompetent.

Just retire and go away.
 

Did Chief Swindle also modify the 2006 IRC with regards to unprotected lightweight wood frame construction ?. The answer is probably not.

The fire service outcries regarding the dangers of unprotected lightweight wood frame construction are headline news, as a matter of fact the issue is the cover story of this months NFPA Journal " Lightweight - Heavy Concern".

An excerpt from the journal story addresses the issue;

"Sprinklers: A key to the solution.

NFPA’s recently launched sprinkler advocacy effort, "Fire Sprinkler Initiative: Bringing Safety Home" (www.firesprinklerinitiative.org ), would also help limit the threat fire poses to lightweight residential construction. The initiative calls for requiring sprinklers in every new one- and two-family home in the United States, a goal supporters say can be achieved through codes, local mandates, and individual action.
Sprinkler advocates—with the fire service leading the charge—argue that the cost of including sprinklers in new construction is minimal, with an enormous safety benefit. "The cost of sprinkler systems to the home builder, in dollars per sprinklered square foot, averages only $1.61," says Lorraine Carli, NFPA’s vice-president for Communication. This figure includes all costs to the builder associated with the system, including design, installation, and other costs such as permits, additional equipment, and water meter fees."

In closing its utterly amazing when ranking fire officers promote alternatives that fly in the face of safety.


John Drucker CET
Fire Protection Subcode Official
Red Bank, NJ
Building Construction Instructor
Ex-Captain
Middletown Twp Fire Department, NJ