| Carey Gregory 2005-05-27, 5:55 pm |
| danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
>In <350a91pv65mhtg1g22sea08iug1c01ur0g@4ax.com> Carey Gregory <tiredofspam123@comcast.net> writes:
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>To quibble a bit, the points you make wouldn't have very much to do with a
>reduction in numbers of fires per se. They would, though, help in reducing
>fire intensities and in fatalities.
To quibble a bit more, I agree that sprinklers and alarms don't prevent
fires, but building design, electrical codes, and public education do.
>Back when I was in elementary school... and this is ancient history... we
>saw all those filmstrips (!!!) and 16 mm (!&!) movies about fire safety,
>including that big phrase "spontaneous combustion" and oily rags...
Ok, admit it, Danny. You were the AV geek, weren't you? ;-)
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