Fire Fighting Systems
Firefighting is the act of attempting to prevent the spread of and extinguish significant unwanted fires.
Firefighting is the act of attempting to prevent the spread of and extinguish significant unwanted fires.
One of the major hazards associated with firefighting operations is the toxic environment created by combustible materials. The four major risks are smoke, oxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, and poisonous atmospheres
The first step in a firefighting operation is reconnaissance to search for the origin of the fire and to identify the specific risks.
Fire can be extinguished by water, fuel or oxidant removal, or chemical flame inhibition.
One of the major hazards associated with firefighting operations is the toxic environment created by combusting materials. The four major hazards are:
- Smoke, which is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the increased variety and amount of synthetic household materials
- Oxygen deficient atmosphere (21% O2 is normal and 19.5% O2 is considered oxygen deficient)
- Elevated temperatures
- Toxic gases ,atmospheres
Some chemical products can also explode, potentially causing physical trauma from blast or shrapnel injuries.
Additional risks of fire are the obscuring of vision due to smoke, potentially causing a fall or disorientation; becoming trapped in a fire; and structural collapse.
Fire can never be predicted, unlike many other accidents fires and explosion have the potential to cause catastrophic loses to life, business and property.
Fire protection, fire safety and security solutions, impacts every aspect of building design, construction so a good fire protection and security system is imperative at the design stage of any building.
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