Boy Scouts Tent fire detectors

[RoadTime]

Thankfully this decision was reversed. But the fact that it got this far amazes me.


LANSING — The Boy Scouts of America does not have to install smoke detectors in two-person tents at its Michigan camps, a state agency said Wednesday, reversing an earlier decision that had drawn criticism from some lawmakers.

Boy Scout tents don’t need smoke detectors says state agency | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

 

[Turtle]

Smoke detectors in Boy Scout tents. That's pretty funny, considering the smoke from a camp fire would have any smoke detectors within 30 yards going off constantly. What's next? Requiring sprinkler systems to be installed in car washes?

 

[davekc]

They wouldn't go that far. But maybe sprinkler systems for tents.

 

[RoadTime]

They wouldn't go that far. But maybe sprinkler systems for tents.

Followed with an educational warning that rubbing two sticks together could create a fire hazard

I did like a comment in my local paper about it. What were they going to do, fine an eagle scout for not having a smoke detector in his tent?....and on that line, how were they going to enforce it? Surprise inspections? Your tax dollars at work