"Now that was a whole other lecture, actually 2 or 3. If I get the time, I will write up a bit more on that. Thanks. I could go into a bunch more into building construction in general but then I don't know if it would as appropriate for the Survival Forum."

I would look forward to a lecture on fire-safe building design and sprinklers.

I think it is entirely appropriate to this forum and survival in general. Most of us spend far more time inside buildings than in mother nature. And most of us will eventually build, have built, of otherwise own a home. Most of us will spend some time in buildings used for public gatherings as owner, operator or patron.

Fighting off lions, tigers and bears (Oh my), stocking up on supplies and contemplating the coming zombie uprising doesn't cover the entire length and breadth of survival. Certainly everyone can agree that more people die in structures fires than by grizzly bear. If discussions about bear attacks is legitimate fodder for this forum I would think structures fires would be also. Of course the main man, he who must be obeyed, can call it any way he sees fit. I'm just saying...

If nothing else learning such things would give people something to look for when they go to a bar, concert, sports arena or hotel. As an example if the people had who entered "The Station" nightclub had been sensitized to the issue and known what to look for they might have noticed the danger and left before the fire started.

Knowing just a bit about sprinklers and being an advocate of their use I really think the more people learn about them the more they will support their use.