Pam,
Here are some references (and may I ask you to kindly give my best regards
to Bertram Malle from your psychology department?):
Cannon-Brookes, P., "Security: 'Choose Wet or Burned Objects'", Museum
Management and Curatorship 12/1993: 325-326."
Forrest, R., "Fire and Safety in Museums", Museums in Britain, Spring 1994:
16-21."
Lein, H. L. (1982), ""Protecting museums from threat of fire"", in: Knell,
S. (ed.), Care of Collections. (Leicester Readers in Museum Studies).
London/New York, 1994:276-279.
Log, T. und P. Cannon-Brookes, "'Water Mist' for Fire Protection of Historic
Buildings and Museums"" Museum Management and Curatorship 14/3, 1995: 283-298.
Osborne, P., "Museum and Gallery Security", Study Series 4/1997, ICOM
International Committee for Museum Security (ICAMS) 1997: 13-17.
Wilson, J. A., "Sprinkler Systems", Study Series 4/1997, ICOM International
Committee for Museum Security (ICAMS) 1997: 22-24.
Greetings,
Fritz
At 15:28 20.05.1998 -0800, you wrote:
>In considering an expansion for our 10 year-old, single-story, 12,000
>square-foot facility, the question of fire suppression has been raised. The
>original building was designed without a sprinkler system (with fire-rated
>walls, though I have not yet been able to ascertain the specific ratings).
>The local fire station is only a block away, and the feeling was that the
>likelihood of accidental discharge outweighed the risk of fire damage.
>
>According to the NPS Museum Handbook, "there have been many museum fires and
>very few accidental discharges." Now we are considering whether it would be
>wise to install a sprinkler system if and when we add on. A dry pipe/double
>activated system with a built-in delay feature allowing the system to be
>shut down by building occupants in case of an alarm has been recommended. I
>should mention that we are located on a university campus and tied into
>campus security.
>
>I would appreciate any feedback, recommendations, experiences and/or horror
>stories. Thanks for your help! -- Pam
>
> Pam Endzweig ([log in to unmask])
> Collections Manager & Staff Archaeologist
> UO Museum of Natural History
> 1224 University of Oregon
> Eugene, Oregon 97403-1224; USA
> Ph 541-346-5120/Fx 541-346-5122
>
>
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