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Stephanie Abronson reminds us to download "What Do I Do With My Horse in Fire, Flood and/or Earthquake."
FIRE PREVENTION CHECKLIST
Using this checklist, walk through your barn and see what needs to be corrected.
EquineU.com, a division Action Safety Education, is offering a their FREE 15-page Emergency Planning Workbook as a PDF download.
A way to avoid the use of heat tapes! Read about Colorado Advanced Technology and the Freeze-Free Water Hose

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ARTICLES ABOUT SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

There is much we can learn from folks with different viewpoints—in this case, it’s about sprinkler systems.  Here are several articles on the subject:

FIRE SUPPRESSION—BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVES

A DIALOGUE ABOUT SPRINKLER SYSTEMS - I call what follows a “Dialogue with a DA (devil’s advocate),” who, by the way, appears to have some knowledge of sprinkler systems even if he wouldn’t install one.

A SPRINKLER STORY - Additional Contributor Article: Lisa Lee, Fire Protection Specialist in the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, passed on this story to me.

A letter from Terry Dayton, Fire and Mold Protection Specialist

Two very important sources for sprinkler system information :

The American Fire Sprinkler Association (http://www.sprinklernet.org)
The Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (http://www.homefiresprinkler.org

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