Comments on: Second Major Fire Guts Georgetown Public Library http://dc.metblogs.com/2007/04/30/second-major-fire-guts-georgetown-public-library/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:33:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Don http://dc.metblogs.com/2007/04/30/second-major-fire-guts-georgetown-public-library/comment-page-1/#comment-8823 Don Tue, 01 May 2007 19:20:27 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2007/04/30/second-major-fire-guts-georgetown-public-library/#comment-8823 Most government institutions are self-insured, I believe. Most government institutions are self-insured, I believe.

]]> By: Will http://dc.metblogs.com/2007/04/30/second-major-fire-guts-georgetown-public-library/comment-page-1/#comment-8822 Will Tue, 01 May 2007 17:54:22 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2007/04/30/second-major-fire-guts-georgetown-public-library/#comment-8822 "this is a frequent problem in Georgetown and other elevated areas of town." and "She added that "state-of-the-art" buildings have systems that hard-wire them to the fire department for immediate notification. "We did not have such a system." I wonder what the insurance side of all this is. “this is a frequent problem in Georgetown and other elevated areas of town.”

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“She added that “state-of-the-art” buildings have systems that hard-wire them to the fire department for immediate notification. “We did not have such a system.”

I wonder what the insurance side of all this is.

]]> By: Brian http://dc.metblogs.com/2007/04/30/second-major-fire-guts-georgetown-public-library/comment-page-1/#comment-8821 Brian Tue, 01 May 2007 14:51:20 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2007/04/30/second-major-fire-guts-georgetown-public-library/#comment-8821 The news about the hydrants is just as disturbing as the library being unable to find some sort of fire suppression system. I understand a water-based one wasn't optimal but if you have no protection at all then your valuable items go into a vault and are brought out for special display every now and again. I just hope these two fires were isolated incidents and we don't have something bigger on our hands. The news about the hydrants is just as disturbing as the library being unable to find some sort of fire suppression system. I understand a water-based one wasn’t optimal but if you have no protection at all then your valuable items go into a vault and are brought out for special display every now and again. I just hope these two fires were isolated incidents and we don’t have something bigger on our hands.

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