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Tuesday, October 19,W
A&M team researching fire detectors
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By Cheryl Heller
The Battalion
A team of Texas A&M Univer
sity researchers has found that
the current national standard for
fire detection systems is not ade
quate.
Dr. Larry Grosse, construction
science department head and
principal investigator, said the
team has been researching smoke
and fire detection systems for the
past two years.
The last revision of the Na
tional Fire Protection Association
standards recommended that de
tectors be installed outside of
each sleeping area in the immedi
ate vicinity of the bedrooms and
on each story of the house. The
association also recommended
that people sleep with their bed
room doors closed, so the doors
can serve as barriers to smoke
and flames.
But, a closed door can be fatal
if a fire starts in the bedroom,
Grosse said.
"By the time the detector is ac
tivated, it may be too late," he
said. "Detectors should be locat
ed in each room as well as in
hallways."
The team hopes its research
will have some influence on fu
ture minimum standard require
ments for the placement of detec
tors, Grosse said.
"Our goal is to save a lot of
lives," he said. "Each year 4,000
to 5,000 lives are lost in fires, and
by helping to upgrade the mini
mum requirements, I think we
can significantly reduce those
numbers."
The research team is assisting
in the development of new fire
detection systems that use carbon
monoxide and carbon dioxide
detectors, Grosse said.
"Every fire produces carbon
monoxide and carbon dioxide,
and the detectors we're testing
measure the rate of rise of the gas
within the room," he said. "They
will determine if there is a fire
and will not be fooled by false
alarms caused by dust or steam."
Grosse said false alarms are
dangerous because they can
cause people to deactivate their
smoke detectors.
"When people have false
alarms with their detectors, they
get irritated and disarm them,"
he said. "The gas detectors
should be much more effective."
The team is also investigating
the influence of aging on smoke
and fire detectors in accordance
with the Consumer Products
Safety Commission.
"The commission is able to
evaluate performance of photo
electric and ionization detectors,
which are all-around currently
the most effective," Grosse said.
"We have found that time does
influence the performance of the
detectors.
"After conducting over 1,200
tests, we found that a 15-year-old
detector had a much poorer per-
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formance record than one that
was 10 years old," he said. "The
point is that just because you
have a detector doesn't mean that
it will work because the failure
rate is substantial with older de
tectors."
Grosse said the team found
that some new detectors failed as
well.
"Just because a detector is new
doesn't mean it's always going to
work," he said.
College Station Fire Marshall
George Spain said smoke and fire
detectors should be tested at reg
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like a birthday, or any otherda;
you'll remember, and make suit
it's maintained," he said.
Making an exit plan touseir
:ase of fire is also very important,
Spain said.
Have a plan that allows
everyone to get out, and have-I
meeting place in front of llit|
structure so everyone can set' Continuec
who got out of the building,"lie I
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and make sure everyone can getB pa
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College Station firefighters test campus system
tSon corns
By James Bernsen
The Battalion
Local firefighters are testing campus build
ings to ensure that if a fire broke out, it could
be put out efficiently.
The College Station Fire Department, work
ing with the Texas A&M University Health
and Safety Office, began checking the stand
pipe systems in some of the larger buildings
on campus, and will check approximately one
building per week.
The standpipe system allows firefighters ac
cess to pressurized water on the upper floors
of the buildings.
Firefighter Joe Warren said it is important
to keep the systems maintained because even
the fire department's tallest ladders can't reach
the top floors on some campus buildings.
With the standpipe system, firefighters can
access a water main in the stairwell on each
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would be much more difficult to putoulllM; orn ? arit
fire. b T y ,-
"If it failed, we would just need more it; IOSCC
power, and that would mean more time mi 0 er a l :
be involved," he said. "But the system,wfe ujor an<
it works, is effective for the firemen,wif 'v 1 iam
would not have to carry supply lines up^ ance °
stairwell."
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FOR THE 1994 AGGIELAND YEARBOOK
WILL BE FROM MONDAY, OCT. 11
through Friday, October 29.
The make up schedule for all classes is as follows;
Seniors: Oct 11-29
Freshmen: Nov. 1-12
Juniors: Nov. 15-Dec. 3
Sophomores: Dec. 6-14
Pictures are being taken at A R Photography,
located at 707 Texas Ave. S., near Taco Cabana,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
For more information, call 693-8183
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it can be purchased in 230 RDMC for $1.
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