lisa l aka marci
02-20-2007, 01:39 PM
For those of you who use heat-producing equipment to either help keep your animals warm, or to keep pipes from freezing - please read below for some interesting (and sad) statistics - these numbers are only from those reports our NFPA Technical Committee have taken off the internet and other news services - the actual numbers are probably much HIGHER!
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Laurie Loveman
Fire Safety in Horse Barns-Firehouse Family Novels
http://www.laurieloveman.com
Hello Everyone,
On Saturday, February 17th, feeling almost overwhelmed by the number of barn fire reports coming in, I tallied up the barn fire reports I received since January 1st where portable heaters, heat lamps and/or heat tapes were either the actual or possible cause of the fires. Sadly, the results were:
Total fires reported 53
Number of animals who died in these fires: 25,724 (this is not an exaggeration--several factory farms were involved)
Heat-producing equipment as cause of fire: 23
Electrical 7
Arson 1
Under investigation at time of report: 22
Although most of the heater-caused fires were in equipment used to provide heat for newborns, there were several instances where the equipment was used to keep pipes from freezing. So, when it comes to pipes, I turn to Dave Yates, owner of F.W. Behler contracting company in York, Pennsylvania, because he’s the expert. His link is posted on my bulletin board--please pass this information on to whomever you think can use it!
Thanks for caring,
Laurie
Learn how to keep your horse barn and horses safe from fire at http://www.laurieloveman.com
Find romance, mystery, firefighting and Appaloosa horses in the 1930s; meet the folks in my Firehouse Family novels MEMORIES, THE QUARRY, and THE FARM FIRES also at http://www.laurieloveman.com .
.....................................
Laurie Loveman
Fire Safety in Horse Barns-Firehouse Family Novels
http://www.laurieloveman.com
Hello Everyone,
On Saturday, February 17th, feeling almost overwhelmed by the number of barn fire reports coming in, I tallied up the barn fire reports I received since January 1st where portable heaters, heat lamps and/or heat tapes were either the actual or possible cause of the fires. Sadly, the results were:
Total fires reported 53
Number of animals who died in these fires: 25,724 (this is not an exaggeration--several factory farms were involved)
Heat-producing equipment as cause of fire: 23
Electrical 7
Arson 1
Under investigation at time of report: 22
Although most of the heater-caused fires were in equipment used to provide heat for newborns, there were several instances where the equipment was used to keep pipes from freezing. So, when it comes to pipes, I turn to Dave Yates, owner of F.W. Behler contracting company in York, Pennsylvania, because he’s the expert. His link is posted on my bulletin board--please pass this information on to whomever you think can use it!
Thanks for caring,
Laurie
Learn how to keep your horse barn and horses safe from fire at http://www.laurieloveman.com
Find romance, mystery, firefighting and Appaloosa horses in the 1930s; meet the folks in my Firehouse Family novels MEMORIES, THE QUARRY, and THE FARM FIRES also at http://www.laurieloveman.com .