Fire Department Setback warning [RE-wrenches]

[Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection]

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Matt ETAL,
I'm all for safety and logic.
What is wrong with venting the NORTH side of the ridge?
Bob-O
On May 15, 2008, at 10:08 AM, Matt Tritt wrote:

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>
> I'm probably not going to win any populararity contests by saying  
> this, but - If we can divorce ourselves from the position of our  
> industry and see things from the perspective of a firefighter's  
> (relative) safety while attempting to save someone's house from  
> burning to the ground, setbacks seem very logical. Anyone who has  
> ever fought fire or even witnessed a crew chopping access holes in  
> a roof to gain access to an attic will realize that this would be  
> virtually impossible if a PV array were in the way. If you look at  
> it from the perspective of an insurance company, it's a no-brainer.
>
> In the case of single family dwellings, the possibilities for  
> ground or trellis mounting systems can be very good, especially  
> when the alternative is no PV at all. We all depend on firefighters  
> to take risks to protect our property and doing what we can to  
> increase their chances of survival seems like the right thing to do.
>
> Matt T


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