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NEW BCA FOR FIRE/BUILDINGS
« on: July 23, 2008, 06:53:50 PM »
Okay so there is an article about new BCA in FPA magazine... the head of AFAC and head of FPA say its going to cost fire fighters lives...


anyone heard much about it?
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Re: NEW BCA FOR FIRE/BUILDINGS
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2008, 07:57:58 PM »
Building Codes of Australia?

If they cost firefighters lives...expect less offensive firefighting.
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Re: NEW BCA FOR FIRE/BUILDINGS
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2008, 10:00:15 PM »
Ah yeah thats pretty much what the industry is thinking. Means that the Sprinklers only have to last till fireys arrive on site.
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Re: NEW BCA FOR FIRE/BUILDINGS
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2008, 10:03:36 PM »
So under the new codes, sprinkler systems only have to work for ~10mins?
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Re: NEW BCA FOR FIRE/BUILDINGS
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2008, 03:14:57 AM »
Nothing I like better than hosing down a slab and making a carpark! :evil:
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Re: NEW BCA FOR FIRE/BUILDINGS
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2008, 07:41:57 AM »
Umm ask your service for a copy of FPA magazine from this month... has it all in there... got a table with the processes that services go through from notification to kerbside to extinguishment.


But yeah i wouldn't be suprised if the services took over 10mins that by time they got there the sprinklers or tank was empty!

its what we professional in the industry call BS!!!!
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