State Fire Marshall Announces Delays

[Double Edge]

State Fire Marshall announces administrative response delays including up to 5 months to review construction, sprinkler, fire alarm plans.

http://www.firemar.state.ok.us/image...sal/budget.pdf

[onthestrip]

This is cool. Lets delay the very things that are needed to help the city and the firefighters get out of this economic slump...

[hipsterdoofus]

This is cool. Lets delay the very things that are needed to help the city and the firefighters get out of this economic slump...

They are trying to not spend money they don't have - I don't see what they can do about it.

[Rover]

It looks like a not so veiled threat. Give us what we want or we will make you pay. Notice they choose to emphasize day care centers and assisted care. They will make your kids and aging parents suffer.

While I can appreciate a budget delimna, we have to face it with our own businesses. Layoffs happen when there isn't the same level of work. Can we assume there is less construction, etc. going on also?

[andy157]

It looks like a not so veiled threat. Give us what we want or we will make you pay. Notice they choose to emphasize day care centers and assisted care. They will make your kids and aging parents suffer.

While I can appreciate a budget delimna, we have to face it with our own businesses. Layoffs happen when there isn't the same level of work. Can we assume there is less construction, etc. going on also?

Notice your false accusations, ridiculus statements, and your inability to grasp the obvious.

[Double Edge]

The issues addressed in the memo from the State Fire Marshall will not affect projects within the Corporate boundries of the City of OKC.

Does the state or city fire marshall review plans on state owned facilities within the city limits?

[andy157]

This is cool. Lets delay the very things that are needed to help the city and the firefighters get out of this economic slump...

The issues addressed in the memo from the State Fire Marshall will not affect projects within the Corporate boundries of the City of OKC.

[hipsterdoofus]

Maybe instead of griping at the fire marshalls, we should be getting contacting our reps as far as how they appropriate available funds.

[Mikemarsh51]

Just a small lesson. Last names-Marshall, Positions-Marshal.

[Double Edge]

Thanks, I knew something was wrong there. In any case, some projects in the Metro Area will be affected.

[okcsince1987]

Is this referring to the Devon Tower?

[bluedogok]

Is this referring to the Devon Tower?

Nope, it will be reviewed by the City of Oklahoma City.

The only time that I ever dealt with the State Fire Marshal's office was the Catholic Youth Camp project in rural Lincoln county (right by the Oklahoma, Logan, Lincoln county lines) under no city/town jurisdiction. Every other project was reviewed by whatever city had jurisdiction over the project.

[Larry OKC]

On the surface, yes. But it all depends on the workload of those involved. If those 10 people are already maxed out (or close to it), then reducing it to 7 isn't going to help at all. It will definitely cause delays. However if those 10 people have 2 hours to get a 30 minute job done, and get cut down to 7, that means they still will have plenty of time to take on the additional work load. Are you going to get rid of the productive employee that can do the job in 30 minutes or the 'slacker' who takes 2 hours? If you can get the same amount of work done, with fewer employees, that all goes to the companies bottom line (salary, benefits etc). Some places will even get rid of a full-time person and employee 2 or 3 part timers just so they don't have to pay benefits.

[Andy1807]

Unfortunately 5 months doesn't seem like it's that far off from what they normally took to do anything, based on my numerous past experiences.

And it does come off as a very thinly veiled threat.