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Building Services Engineering 5th Edition Handbook

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15 Fire protection<br />

Learning objectives<br />

Study of this chapter will enable the reader to:<br />

1. classify fire hazards;<br />

2. identify the necessary ingredients for a fire;<br />

3. describe the development of a fire;<br />

4. recognize the hazards of smoke;<br />

5. apply the correct fire-fighting system, or combination of systems, to different fire<br />

classifications;<br />

6. understand the principles of portable fire extinguishers;<br />

7. know the criteria for the use of hose reel, dry riser, wet riser, foam, sprinkler, carbon<br />

dioxide (CO 2 ), vaporizing liquid, dry powder and deluge fixed fire-fighting systems;<br />

8. know the sources of water used in fire-fighting;<br />

9. identify how fire development can be detected;<br />

10. recognize the importance of smoke ventilation;<br />

11. identify the locations for fire dampers in air ductwork and know how they operate.<br />

Key terms and concepts<br />

break tank 353; carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) 351; dry hydrant rise 352; dry powder 351; fire<br />

damper 358; fire-fighting system classification 350; fire risk classification 350; foam 351; foam<br />

inlet 354; fuel, heat and oxygen 350; hazard, smoke and fire detectors 356; hose reels 352;<br />

hydrant valve 353; portable extinguishers 351; smoke 350; smoke ventilator 357; sprinkler systems<br />

354; vaporizing liquid 351; water 351; water pumping 353; water sources 354; water<br />

storage 353; wet hydrant riser 353.<br />

Introduction<br />

The systems required to meet the needs of tackling small fires, evacuation and major fire-fighting<br />

both by the occupants and then the Fire Service are outlined. <strong>Building</strong> management systems under

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