This from Firefighter Close Calls

HOMEBUILDER FOLLIES...Are Local Governments Caving In Even Further To The "Sound" Of Homebuilders?

 

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(Sung to the tune of the "Lonely Goat-Herd" ....from The Sound of Music....a reminder video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzMWNEo8LbI
"New built homes ..they...seldom catch fire"
Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo!
"Fire sprink-ler heads, go off accident-ally"
Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo!
"Trusses can-not carry big, heavy sprink-ler pipes"
Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo......
"Residential sprinklers...DO mal-function"
Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo!
"A pot cooking on-the-stove sets them off"
Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo!
"...and cigarette smoke can act as triggers"
Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo......
(sorry)
ON A VERY SERIOUS NOTE....THIS IS A WAKE UP CALL:
Homebuilding associations across the USA are "on the road to city hall" with their latest attempts to stop residential fire sprinklers...and they are doing well. Virginia is getting nervous, Illinois is taking anti-sprinkler action, Texas is targeted, and well, you know about Minnesota.
Word is homebuilder associations are going directly to local elected officials (how 'bout that) and getting the politicians really, really nervous. Nervous about "high costs of housing" ..... "sprinkler systems going off" and other related truth twisted excuses fed to the "dwellers" by homebuilding association'ers.
Follies? Not sure what we mean? Read some of the comments sent to us from Dave Statter:
http://www.wusa9.com/news/columnist/blogs/2009/03/from-front-lines-of-residential.html
Of course, amongst us, there is COURAGE IN CANADA related to required residential sprinklers...
...and it is not ALL bad news....
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Business/Councillors+back+fire+sprinkler+plan+private+homes/1370323/story.html
While FD's across North America are fighting just to maintain basic levels of service, homebuilding associations are taking full advantage of their chance to show cities how to save money....by making residential sprinklers the root of the evil economic issues in our country.
Or something like that.
Wait just-a-darn-toot'n minute.....what if, maybe, just maybe...the housing/economic issues actually do have something to do with relations between some homebuilding associations, banks and unaffordable mortgages....
Lay ee odl lay ee odl lay hee hoo.
Oh, well, never mind that for now.
CONCERNED about homebuilding associations performing their follies to YOUR elected officials?
Organize here: http://www.ircfiresprinkler.org/
If not, it may be time to bid "FAREWELL" to required residential sprinklers.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwoPpqT9tSM