Mark Bromann, SET, CFPS, is a fire protection specialist with Rally Fire Protection Services and has 25 years of experience in the field of fire protection. His textbook, “The Design and Layout of Fire Sprinkler Systems,” is available from CRC Press (800) 272-7737 or (561) 994-0555. Mark can be reached via phone (630) 690-4200 or fax (630) 690-3966 or online at http://home2.owc.net/~markbro.
When someone a) badly
misinterprets the code, b) abuses his own authority and c) gives the entire
fire protection industry a black eye in the process, it’s time to
start requiring plan reviewers to be held accountable for some type of
professional standard.