Posted: 10/30/2008 8:17:42 AM EDT
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Hey guys and gals,
Have a question that yall hopefully can help out with. I live in Kansas City and would like to know if anyone is aware of any city or state regulations or requirements regarding signage required on ammunition lockers. I'm posting here as I figure there may be some regulations or fire codes applicable to ammunition storage in a private residence. On one hand I don't want the fire department coming to the house if its burning and leaving it because there are ammunition signs on the locker, but I also don't want some freak instance where ammo does go off in a fire an injure a worker and then have a liability because it wasn't labelled. The ammo is stored inside a not fire rated metal locker, inside military .50cal ammo cans. Have been told that these cans will protect the rounds from going off, but would appreciate anyones advice on whether that is actually true. Thanks |
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FWIW, when I suffered a house fire in 2004, in KCMo, the FD was completely cool about it.
As we're standing outside, watching the smoke roll forth from the windows and waiting for the FD to show up, and I'm spraying teh siding above the smoking window in an attempt to keep teh flames inside and not setting the outside of the house on fire, I hear from inside the house "POP POP POP BANG BANG BANG popopopopopopop, brrrrrrrrrrrppppppppp, POP POP, tatatatatatatat, bang bang bang, and so on and so forth. Yes, the fire had reached that corner of the basement.  The one corner where I kept my ammo and reloading gear. Tens of thousands of rounds of live ammo ranging from .22lr to handgun to rifle to shotgun, and dozens of pounds of various reloading powders accumulated over a dozen years of shooting.
As the FD trucks arrived and I was still hosing down the siding above the smoking window, I debated whether or not to tell the FD guys about the ammo & powder. I decided it would be ebst to tell them. They were totally cool, completely professional and utterly rational about it. They knew full-well that their heavy canvas uniforms and full face masks would protect them from any rounds exploding due to the fire. They did ask if any rounds were chambered and I told them "yes, in the safe, which is in the heart of the fire". None of my ammo or powder was stored in a proper "magazine". It was all stored on shelves, out in the open. None of the FD guys said anything about it. I was really glad they didn't go all dumb and panicky on me. |
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Mine wasn't really a safe. It was one of those stamped steel Homak lockers masquerading as a safe. Luckily the fire was brief and not god-awfully intense. Lots of melted plastic and uglification inside the safe. No metal damage due to the heat except for the finishes.
There was a plastic bin full of freshly cleaned .40SW brass sitting on top which melted down over the safe. As you can see, lots of paint bubbles. 
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