NORCAL FPO
FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Napa, CA
September 24, 2004

Attendees:

Randy Dysart- Beacon/Calsafe
David Hodge- Sac Control Systems
Erin Stroub- DSA
David Dewey- North Cnty Fire
Darrell Harguth- Brooks Equip.
Steven Foster- Elk Grove Fire Dept.
Tom Bednar- Lund Pearson McLaughlin
Luis Da Silva -San Jose Fire Dept.
Sam Husoe -NFSA
Jim Feld- Feld Engineering
Steve Hart -NASIP
Tony Santana- Local 483
Jim Bollier -Local 483
Jim Clancy- RJA
Gary Piermattei -Lawrence/Berk Nat. Lab
Howard Hopper- UL
Jaymae Wentker- Mtn. View Fire
David Downing- Millbrae Fire Dept.
Philip Basada- Oakland Fire Dept
Tom Harvey- San Francisco Fire

Old Business:

I’m happy to report that OHSPD inspectors are no longer requiring flow switches on main drains/inspector test valves for hospital sprinkler systems.

New Business:

Bollinger- Alameda County FPO’s in conjunction with Local 483 Sprinkler Fitters conducted a live burn on Sept. 23 with sprinklers installed within test cells. Jim will have additional info. (availability of report and video) at next FPO meeting. (Alameda County contact is Wayne Whitmore)

Harvey- Required a building owner to submit sprinklers (which he thought were +50 yrs old but later determined the heads weren’t that old) to U.L. for testing. U.L. test results indicated the condition of the fusible element was acceptable but the sprinkler contained “medium corrosion”. Apparently U.L. threw it back onto the local AHJ as whether to accept the existing sprinklers of have them changed out. Howard Hopper will research the testing/acceptance criteria (light/medium/severe corrosion criteria) used on sprinklers 50 yrs and older and follow up.

The group had a brief round-table discussion regarding several AHJ’s enforcing codes (editions) not adopted by the state. It was the opinion of the group that an AHJ should not/could not selectively enforce a code not adopted by the state unless they specifically adopted it in their city/dept. policy or ordinance.

The committee invites anyone with an item of interest for the group to please attend our next committee group discussion at the monthly meeting in Modesto.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jaymae Wentker/Ed Tubbs-Co-chairs