I was in the Navy for 23 years. On board ship Halon systems were
installed almost exclusively in the machinery spaces. I have never seen or
heard of any being installed anywhere hear electronic spaces. They
appearently have a different opinion of the proper uses of Halon.
   While it is true that Halon can be toxic it is also true that it is one
of the most efficient closed spaces fire fighting agents in existance. But
what the hell, let them burn. A few charred bodies is well worth protecting
the ozone layer.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Joel Cort
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 10:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: CO2 versus Halon: FIRE!!!!!!

Volks,

1)  Halon is toxic to living things! That stuff will
kill you. It removes Oxygen to suppress a fire.

2) Halon discharge is also very harmful to the
environment.  It is one of those products that man
made and it will destroy the ozone layer.

It was designed for use in computer rooms with nasty
electronics.  All the Halon currently in use is being
recycled and you cant even get a refill.

CO2 is a much better choice.
My 2cents
Joel
computer security guy

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