Posted by NCWayne on April 30, 2014 at 20:50:10 from (173.188.169.54):
Just reading the post below about the fire that got the two machines, but thankfully didn"t get the building. Personally I know of at least two barn fires near me over the years where both resulted in total losses of both the structure as well as all of the equipment, crop, and anything else inside. Taken a step further, how many barns have gone up in smoke and also taken out prized livestock along with everything else?
That said, with the probability of fires so prevalent on a farm due to a combination of hot machinery, possibility of electrical problems causing sparks, etc, etc, along with the presence of both petroleum products and dry, flammable material (hay, etc), it begs a question. Why don"t they install any kind of fire suppression system in farm structures?
Yes, I know the cost of a system that is in a business, etc, and required to meet code requirements, would be rather high. Thing is even the cost for that kind of system would be rather small when compared to the cost of just one BIG tractor going up in smoke. That all aside, since it seems the majority of farm structures do not have any kind of fire protection, it must not be a required thing and therefore not covered under any kind of code. To that end, I can"t see it costing that much to hang a piping system, with sprinklers, and simply put it in operation by opening a hand valve tied in to the water supply. The main thing is that it would allow you to at least hold down the flames, if not extinguishing the fire, in the structure should the need ever arise. Unfortunately I see way too many posts like the one below, often showing tens, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars worth oflost equipment, crop, livestock, etc, etc, all over , maybe, a few thousand dollars worth of valves and fittings.
Can anyone explain to me why something so simple, and that makes so much sense, (to me at least) is not being done by the very folks in this country that should have the most common sense....not to mention the most to lose by not doing it????
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