A fire extinguisher is a container/device that can be used to put out or reduce small fires. Most often these are emergency situations and the fire extinguisher can help avert a bigger disaster. Most fire extinguishers are pressurized cylindrical containers that contain some kind of fire fighting agent. There is no such thing as an [...]
Fire sprinklers kick into action when a fire is detected. This is a system that expels large quantities of water when a possible fire has been detected, either through the presence of smoke or an increase in temperature in the area. Fire sprinklers were invented as far back as 1812 by British inventor Sir William [...]
Does your family have its fire systems sorted out? If they don’t, it’s not too late. This is a short guide about how families should create their fire systems. Remember, while it’s all well and good to have smoke alarms beeping away and warning you there’s a fire, it’s the action that you take post [...]
Fire suppression is the next step after detecting a fire and is the most critical aspect. Through fire suppression, you can prevent diaster. Remember that it is not only property loss which will be averted, but also loss to human life. Fire suppression as a technology has been evolving over the years. Great improvement has [...]
Fire protection has three aspects and this can applied to all kinds of buildings such as land-based buildings, offshore construction or onboard ships. The three aspects are what I will call ‘passive’, ‘active’ and education. Let’s first look at the passive category. Examples of passive protection are things like applying reducing systems and methods which [...]
