Fire and Rain
When I worked at Osmose, around 1990,
I noticed the Flash -Point of a certain
Pole-Treatment Fumigant.
I pointed this out to
the Corporate Office Manager.
"How did you find that so fast ?"
he asked me...
"Maybe we can make some kind of
Fire-Retardant coating..." I said...
Utility poles everywhere are inspected and
treated on a 14 year cycle.
This is required by the Insurance Industry.
( If a damaged power pole falls, power
would be cut off to the serviced area,
including hospitals, etc., leading to
enormous liabilities.)
In light of the frequent disasters in
certain areas of the country, this inspection
schedule should be more frequent.
Immediate after a disaster...
Regarding Homeowners and cleanup:
re-ignites more quickly
than undamaged wood.
Replace any charred wood, don't just
paint over it.
Perhaps Osmose can develop
a spray-on fire-retardant coating for
Roofs,windowsills, and decks in
frequent fire regions...
(Embers land on horizontal surfaces.)
Regulatory repair bottlenecks
must be identified and suspended
during the recovery period.
Remember:
The Empire State Building was completed in 410 days, or 1 year and 45 days, after construction began on March 17, 1930...
That's what can be done in the absence
of NANNY-STATE regulations.
Chuck
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