Fire Prevention and Protection

fire prevention is important because it doesn't matter how big or small a fire is, it can be very harmful. small fires can get much bigger within a few minutes and big fires can spread easily. many people can get injured or even death can occur.

Maximum drop of the deflector when the concealed sprinkler cover or what they call escutcheons is released, should be at least 1/4" of an inch from the horizontal height of the ceiling to spray the water during sprinkler operation in case of Fire.

There are many variables.

The sprinkler heads come in different sizes.

Rate of flow will be determined by the head-size, the frictional losses in the supply pipework, and the head of water available.

In a single building example, sprinkler heads of exactly the same type, and fed by exactly the same bore pipework, on three different floors will give three different flow rates.

Simple answer? "It varies"

Smoke detectors may be required in any new construction or in any house that is used for anything beyond a one or two-family dwelling, or if it is rented to non-family members.

Other local regulations may apply differently, depending upon where the house is located and what standards or ordinances have been adopted.

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Flame retardant means the material will burn at a slow rate. However, flame resistant is defined as resisting flames and the power to withstand any type of flame.

Because closing doors can slow down the smoke and fire, giving occupants more time to react to a smoke alarm or other fire alarm. If doors are open, the hot smoke and gases can spread by convection and radiation faster than by conduction of heat through the door or wall.

ensure valve is closed

A storage tank is usually elevated, and feeds water by gravity. A suction tank relies on a pump to move water.

B. Never leave a fire unattended

C. Extinguish all fires and burning coals or embers with water or dirt.

E. Hold used matches in your fingers until they are cool.

A quick response fire sprinkler is a fire sprinkler designed to react immediately upon sensing a fire. Typically quick response fire sprinklers are heat activated, where heat from a fire melts a fusible link that allows the fire extinguishant (usually water in the case of fire sprinklers) to put out the fire quickly.

Fire sprinkler systems are an important part of a building's total fire protection system, which should also include fire alarms, fire extinguishers and, where appropriate, specialized fire suppression systems.

Fire doors that swing for ordinary use are rated from 1/3 of an hour up to 3 hours. There are specialized fire doors that can last longer, sometimes used in high hazard locations, with fusible links that allow them to slam shut when there is enough heat.

It's not illegal no, Some people use the fire door in other emergencies.

Many fire doors are also in everyday use, such as those separating parts of a building into different smoke or fire compartments, or protecting stairwells. Such doors are intended to be opened as necessary to pass through.

However, it would be a code violation to prop open a fire door, which would defeat the purpose of automatic closing in case of fire.

Some buildings may also have other security concerns that require exterior fire doors to remain closed except in an emergency. Such doors may have alarms or delayed exit latches to discourage misuse.

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Often reffered to as the Manual Call Point or Break Glass. In other places this may be a Pull Station. When these are activated, they cause the fire alarm to go off.

In some other cases, it could be reffered as the main fire alarm control panel, which controls, monitors and powers the system.

Your building code will likely require a fire resistant door. Fire separation (non-combustible construction) is generally required to separate the high fire hazard (garage) from living quarters.

A fire drill which is intended to be a fire drill. A fire drill should and needs to be a process where you do it once with telling all the occupants of the building to be prepared and talk them through it. Then, do it again unexpectedly to ensure that they still understand what to do in an event of an emergency evacuation!

Sound the fire alarm for a good period of time aswell, this ensures that every gets the message that they need to leave- as only sounding it for a few seconds will cause the occupants to think that it's just a false alarm or a test and they will not doing anything.

Maybe block an escape route or and exit/corridor for the fire drill purpose. To make people think of other quick ways to escape just in case that did happen in a real fire.

Also alert the fire service that you will be doing a drill, some fire alarm systems automatically link to the fire service, so it will send out a hoax call causing a big fine for you!!! Some people outside the building who hear the fire alarm may also think that there maybe a fire, so just alert them!

The type of fuel or source of heat.

For example,

A: ordinary combustibles,

B: flammable liquids,

C: electrical heat source,

D: flammable metals,

K: combustible cooking media (deep fat)

Attach an air compressor line to the main water supply line or junction point and open or remove all of the sprinkler heads. Then blow air through the lines until all of the water comes out and replace the heads. You can also put a small amount of Plumbing antifreeze in the lowest point in the system to prevent any residual water from collecting and bursting the pipes.

Many, all of them whenever possible. We face so many different situations, though: vehicle accidents, hazardous materials spills, high angle and water rescue situations...

Basically, we firefighters are the "go to" guys/gals for pretty much any emergency situation. Our first protection is our training. We do plenty of it and constantly practise to stay on top of the skills we need.

The second is our brains. We have to stay alert to all around us, usually in a high-sound environment (truck engines, sirens, general scene noise is overwhelming at times), and the third is our equipment.

Our turnouts (Petch clothes) are fire and heat resistant, tear and water resistant, and provide a layered protection. We make sure the floor ahead of us is sound when entering a fire building, by sounding with an axe.

We always work in teams and we always have radio communication. We have many Standard Operating Procedures (S.O.P.'s) that govern what our department considers safe practice for many situations, but when life is in danger we go beyond what normal people would ever do in order to try and save those lives.

My department will not sacrifice F/F lives for an empty building, though; we do not go overboard for empty property and many of us are alive because of that.

The heat of the fire causes sprinklers to trip, releasing nitrogen or some other gas held under pressure in the system through the sprinklers. This action activates a dry pipe valve within the sprinkler system which releases fire protection water which has been restrained within the system, through the sprinklers with the intention of dousing if not extinguishing the fire.

: The difference between an upright head and a pendent head is, an upright sprinkler is designed to be installed upright in the branchline piping of a sprinkler system. The pendent is designed to be in the pendent or 6 o clock position, with the deflector facing downward. It is important that you always install sprinklers in accordance with their designed listing; you cannot install an upright sprinkler in the pendent position, for example. you can usually find this information with the data sheet supplied with the sprinkler. If in doubt, contact the sprinkler manufacturer. Sprinkler installation is regulated by National Fire Protection Association or NFPA for short, document number 13.. This standard gives the codes for proper location, selection, and installation of fire sprinklers.