Can we learn from the her it age lost in a fire? - Museovirasto

were installed in lofts with difficult access for the
fire brigade. It was no longer impossible to find
relevant technical solutions for the fire protection
of Røros.
In 2001, the Riksantikvaren paid for a preliminary
plan for the fire protection of Røros. The plan
was carried out by Interconsult in Trondheim. In
April 2002, there was a conference in Røros to focus
on the fire protection of wooden towns. In
2002, Stiftelsen UNI made 1.5 million NOK
available for the fire protection of Røros. In 2003,
The Department of the Environment granted a
further 1.5 million NOK. The available funding
was used for the following fire protection measures
that were carried out for one block in 2003:
• a high pressure water mist system
in all lofts and outbuildings (dry, manual system
supplied with water by the fire brigade),
• high pressure water mist equipment
fitted onto an existing fire engine
• fire hoses for the use during
the initial stages of a fire (standard fire hoses
in heated, isolated cabinets),
• fire detection on the outside of buildings
and inside outbuildings (metal thread melting
at a certain temperature),
• a truck with a lift for use by the fire brigade.
The national fire authorities granted 1 million
NOK for a research project headed by the SINTEF
fire laboratory and Interconsult. The project
served the main project in that it made sure the
know-how obtained is made available for other
wooden towns.
The project for the fire protection of Røros
will continue in 2004 after the installations carried
out in 2003 have been evaluated. It is possible
that the number of installations will be reduced
in the next stage of the project.
View of Røros.
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