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27 April 1998
REQUEST: The Fire Department requests that the City Commission review the information
relative to the question raised by Commissioner Cindy Gennell during the City
Commis~:ion meeting held on 4/13/98.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to inform the City Commission ofthe information
gathered by the Fire Department to respond to the inquiry by Commissioner
Cindy Gennell.
CONSIDERATIONS:
. Commissioner Cindy Gennell, during the Regular Meeting ofthe City Commission, Monday,
April 13, 1998, under VI., Reports, Item D., Commission Seat IV, Commissioner Gennell
said she had heard of a device that is placed under a stove hood and ifthere is a fire it
automatically opens and emits a powder to put out a fire. Commissioner Gennell said there is
a City's Fire Department that is giving away these devices and asked the City Manager to
have the Fire Chief took into this. Commissioner Gennell mentioned that the City that is
giving away the devices she spoke about was the City of Casselberry.
The Fire Chief contacted the City of Casselberry Fire Department and inquired about the
device and was provided the following information by Renzie Davidson, Fire Investigator,
Casselberry Fire Department. The Casselberry Fire Department has started a program
making available to purchase a device named the "RANGE QUEEN" a stove-top fire stopper
(Attachment "A"). This device which is installed under a range hood with a magnet is heat
activated, which in turn sounds an alarm, and expels powder from the device to the stove-top
extinguishing the fire. It Tequires one (1) Range Queen device per two (2) burners, so a
typical stove-top would require two (2) Range Queens. These Range Queen devices are not
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currently available to the general public and must be purchased directly from the vendor.
The cost of one (1) Range Queen is $16.00 and a typical stove-top with two (2) devices
would cost the consumer $32.00.
The City of Casselberry Fire Department did get a $2,500.00 grant from the Allstate
Insurance Company which has a regional office in Casselberry for the purchase of the Range
Queens. However, these units may only be installed for individuals who meet certain criteria
determined by the Casselberry Fire Department.
FUNDING:
No additional funding is currently being requested for this activity.
RECOMMENDATION:
Informational only. The Fire Department will make a recommendation in the near future
after research on the device is completed, and funding/grant options can be investigated.
IMPLEMENT ATION SCHEDULE:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
A. RANGE QUEEN brochure
COMMISSION ACTION: