Every fireman in the world will agree that a fire sprinkler system is the best protection there is against a serious building fire. At Grace Church we will have this kind of protection in the classroom areas of the basement of the present building, and in all of the new wing. Shown above is the "brains" of the operation as it is being installed. At right is the six-inch ( ! ) water main coming into the building, in one of the former Madison Day Care nap rooms. Attached to the end of the black cast iron pipe is a large "T" fitting, where the water supply to the bathrooms, kitchen, and sacristy will be tapped off. Lying on the floor, ready to be connected, are the first red sprinkler shutoff valve, and then the preassembled unit that connects to the sprinklers. If a sprinkler head is activated by the heat of a fire, water begins to flow through this unit. The flow is detected, and automatically an alarm is sent to the alarm company. While the fire engines are on the way, the sprinkler head is already on the job, putting out a deluge that resembles a gigantic shower head to douse the fire while it's still small. The system itself costs money to install, but besides protecting the building from fire damage it saves money on the church's fire insurance bill.
Kit Cone
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