HomeMy WebLinkAboutB23-2099 Fire AMMR Letter (2) Llano Seco Dryer
Paul Ricketts <paul@fpsystemsinc.com>
Mon 1/8/2024 8:55 AM
To:Boyd,Chris@CALFIRE <Chris.Boyd@fire.ca.gov>
Cc:Bradley Ricketts <brad@fpsystemsinc.com>
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Chris,
I helped put together this AMMR with Bradley. It was based on the request made by our customer. Below is my response (in red) to the
questions you had. Please let me know if you need any further information.
Additionally, would you respond to the following.
Your background, education, experience, and credentials?
I have 29 years' experience in fire protection. My experience is in design, consulting, and plan review of fire protection systems including fire sprinkler,fire
alarm, and specialty hazard systems. I'm NICET level 4 in fire sprinklers, level 3 in fire alarms, and level 1 in special hazard systems. I have taught various
fire protection classes for NorCal FPOs, California Building Officials, and California American Fire Sprinkler Association. I have attended several classes in
fire protection, have an associate degree in fire technology, and I'm 12 units away from my bachelor's' degree in fire protection engineering. I have served
as a subject matter expert for fire protection system test development. I have also served on two NFPA committees.
Could you provide some additional information to substantiate this AMMR, (test reports from a recognized agency, examples of
installations in nearby jurisdictions), and a narrative that details how these measures will offset or mitigate the deficiency?
I was unable to find any information on testing for the system proposed in this AMMR, including any type of drench system. North
Valley Building Systems has been involved in multiple projects that a similar manual drench system was accepted by Butte and
Tehama County, including projects at Rio Diamond Walnut Huller, Crain Walnut, Anderson & Sons Shelling.
The AMMR requested by our customer is based on providing fire suppression in the dryer, below the product being dried, rather
than above the product.
Describe any onsite stored water that could be used for fire suppression activities (volume, pressure, configuration, connection
type). Clarify what water source is used by the drench system.
The manual drench suppression system is supplied by the domestic water supply, which is undersized to supply a NFPA 13 fire
sprinkler system. The domestic water is supplied from an onsite well pump. I have not conducted any testing of the well supply,
therefore I do not have volume or pressure information.
Possibility to automate the manual drench system?
The manual drench suppression system provided in the dryer, by the manufacturer of the dryer, is not set up to be an automatic
system.
Provide a copy of the Llano Seco Fire/Emergency Plan so we may review it.
I will reach out to Llano Seco to see if they have fire/emergency plan and will forward it to you.
Thank you,
Paul Ricketts
Fire Protection Systems, Inc.
(530) 521-9338
paul@fpsystemsinc.com