[RE-wrenches] fire safety vs. fire hysteria -THANKS BILL!

[Geoff Greenfield]

Excellent diplomacy (and use of your rolodex) Bill.  The industry accross the country will benefit - thank you (and pass on a big thanks tou your friend William). 


For a brighter energy future, 

Geoff Greenfield 
Founder and CEO 
Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd. 
340 West State Street, Unit 25 
Athens, OH 45701 

740.597.3111     Fax 740.597.1548 
www.Third-Sun.com 

Clean Energy - Expertly Installed 






----- "Bill Brooks" <billbrooks7 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> William and all, 
> I notified a friend of mine in the fire service about this, and he has 
> followed up with the website to have the article removed. Here is the thread 
> with me and the website: 
> Note to me: 
> This article is exactly the same as one I received from a young firefighter 
> from Orange County, CA a few months ago.  I made numerous comments on it, 
> and sent him our video.  Curiously, I just emailed him yesterday inquiring 
> as to the status of his interest in publishing an   
> article, and heard back that he had not taken any action on it.   It   
> appears the original "Author" got this posted.  I will attempt to have this 
> article removed from this site, for correction. 
> FE Matthew Paiss, T13B 
> San Jose Fire Department 
> San Jose, CA 
> Note from Matt to website administrator: 
> Billy, 
> By way of introduction, my name is Matt Paiss.  I am a Fire Engineer for the 
> San Jose Fire Department.  Additionally, I am a subject matter expert in the 
> area of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Firefighter Safety, have a degree in Solar 
> Technology, and  am a member of the State Fire Marshals Office PV Task Force 
> which is tasked with creating guidelines for the safe installation of said 
> systems.  I also teach classes on PV Safety for Firefighters. 
> I was sent this article (below) to review a few months ago. 
> http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?77468 
> It is riddled with incorrect statements and does a disservice to the fire 
> service in the fact that it presents us as ignorant to the science and 
> realities of Solar Photovoltaic systems.  I sent the "Author" a redlined 
> commentary and suggested that he take some time to gather factual background 
> info prior to attempting to publish. 
> My request is that you remove it, and refer the author to me to help correct 
> his info.  I believe that there is information that FF's need to know about 
> these systems, but this is NOT it.  Let's get it right. 
> Best Regards, 
> FE Matthew Paiss, T13B 
> San Jose Fire Department 
> San Jose, CA 
> Note from administrator to Matt: 
> Thanks Matt! Please send me what should be posted and we will not only 
> remove it-but will also send it out on The Secret List with your name and 
> any other affiliate org that can substantiate the facts. A simple (FF 
> readable-you know what I mean) document would be great. 
> Thanks! 
> Billy 
>   
> Final message from Matt to administrator: 
> Will do Chief! 
> As the info is incorrect in so many areas, would you please consider 
> removing it now?  It does reflect poorly on both firefighterclosecalls.com 
> AND the fire service in general.  I was actually sent the link by a friend 
> who works for the DOE, and asked if I could help.  I will get you a more 
> accurate article within a week, if you could grant me that time.  I promise 
> it will be FF-friendly!!  I am preparing for 3 classes and am a bit swamped. 
> FE Matthew Paiss, T13B 
> San Jose Fire Department 
> San Jose, CA 
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