Les
Well-Known Member
Just came across this reddit thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/techtheatre/comments/3y103a/safety_psa_dont_disable_your_smoke_detectors/
The initial post by the OP is well thought-out and I was on board 100%. Then I read the comments. There are some sketchy practices outlined in the comment section, as well as a few by the OP himself. One which bothered me in particular was:
"Recently read an SF book where something like this happens: someone triggers a false alarm in order to undertake some operation, during that false alarm a real alarm is triggered (and nobody knows).
But, generally telling the alarm guy you're doing this is going to make him not immediately activate fire response, which assuming you call him when you had a real fire would simply delay things by a few minutes (which is not a big deal in a modern building)" [Emphasis mine].
Sorry, but no. Seconds count in every evacuation scenario. This kind of complacency and thought process gets people killed.
Then, toward the end of the thread I came across an undergrad who was proud of their system of covering the detectors with renovation dust caps during the run of the show. According to them, it is especially responsible because they make sure every cap is locked up and accounted for at the end of the night. The OP even seems to endorse this practice, which I find extremely hypocritical given the spirit of his post.
Thoughts?
https://www.reddit.com/r/techtheatre/comments/3y103a/safety_psa_dont_disable_your_smoke_detectors/
The initial post by the OP is well thought-out and I was on board 100%. Then I read the comments. There are some sketchy practices outlined in the comment section, as well as a few by the OP himself. One which bothered me in particular was:
"Recently read an SF book where something like this happens: someone triggers a false alarm in order to undertake some operation, during that false alarm a real alarm is triggered (and nobody knows).
But, generally telling the alarm guy you're doing this is going to make him not immediately activate fire response, which assuming you call him when you had a real fire would simply delay things by a few minutes (which is not a big deal in a modern building)" [Emphasis mine].
Sorry, but no. Seconds count in every evacuation scenario. This kind of complacency and thought process gets people killed.
Then, toward the end of the thread I came across an undergrad who was proud of their system of covering the detectors with renovation dust caps during the run of the show. According to them, it is especially responsible because they make sure every cap is locked up and accounted for at the end of the night. The OP even seems to endorse this practice, which I find extremely hypocritical given the spirit of his post.
Thoughts?
