Fire safety systems

Fire safety systems

I would like to address a mistake in the article: Expert says
fire safety system inexpensive written by M. Taufiqurrahman on
page 8 of the March 26, 2003 edition of The Jakarta Post.

In the 10th paragraph, it was written "I think ... that
because as a person who has been involved in the inspection of
fire protection systems in almost all high-rise buildings in the
country ..."

The above words should have been written as:

1. "A person" should be "an organization", referred to as the
National Fire Protection Association-International (NFPA).
Therefore, the wording should have been "we" or "NFPA".

2. "The inspection" should be "The investigation".

3. In the country should be "All over the world".

NFPA carries out fire investigations all over the world,
especially in high-rise building fires that result in fatalities.
We publish investigation reports.

False information can mislead readers, affecting our
reputation and the Post's editorial staff.

Moreover, I would like to emphasize that the mission of our
nonprofit NFPA is "to reduce the burden of fire and other hazards
on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically
based consensus codes and standards, research and education."

Furthermore, my comment on Pak Johnny Pangaribuan is that he
is the right man in the right place: I respect and admire him
fully.

On the use of helicopters for fighting fires in high-rise
buildings, my comment is that Airod of Malaysia had asked me for
a special design for pumping water to the helicopter, but still
has not found the best solution.

Also, at paragraph 3, it should state, "four meter by four
meter" instead of "four-square-meter" area.

Our sincere thanks to Pak Taufiq. You are a bright star. Keep
up the good work.

PLACIDUS S. PETRUS, FPA-International, Country Coordinator, Jakarta