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FIrE CUrTAINS<br />
Fire Curtains<br />
Fire Curtains provide ultimate protection for the audience, second only to your sprinkler system. Most of today’s building codes<br />
require a self closing fire curtain, depending on the size of your stage. <strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Stage</strong>, Inc. provides and installs JR Clancy fire<br />
curtains. For design, installation or service information or questions, please contact our Sales Department. The two types of Fire<br />
Curtains available are Straight Lift and Brail. Both models can be manual or motorized. Not sure which is right for you? See the<br />
diagrams and descriptions below or call our sales staff.<br />
Straight Lift Fire Curtain<br />
The most straightforward design is the straight lift fire safety curtain system and is used when the available space is more than twice<br />
the proscenium height. A counterweight set is used to balance the weight of the curtain. Motorization is possible using a traction drive<br />
winch in place of the head block.<br />
Brail Type Fire Safety Curtain<br />
This system is used when the space above the proscenium is as small as half the height (or even less) of the proscenium opening.<br />
This type of curtain is not counterweighted, but is operated by a brail fire curtain winch. Both manual and powered winches are available.<br />
Heat Resistant Borders<br />
Custom Quote Toll-Free (800) 211-8217 • Phone (770) 931-1600 • Fax (770) 717-6474<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
Due to a long history of theater fires in the U.S.<br />
and Europe, by 1903 fire precautions were well<br />
developed, but not followed by the Iroquois<br />
Theater management in Chicago.<br />
The primary danger came from the stage scenery<br />
consisting of many canvas backdrops painted with<br />
highly flammable oil paints and suspended in<br />
midair close to a large number of hot lights.<br />
Standard precautions which had functioned well in<br />
other localities included firemen stationed near the<br />
stage with fire extinguishers, hoses and pikes for<br />
pulling down scenery.<br />
In case of fire, an asbestos or iron curtain would<br />
drop down cutting the audience off from the stage<br />
and its burning scenery. Today, non-asbestos fire<br />
curtains are used.<br />
Adequate exits and trained ushers would prevent<br />
deaths from panic.<br />
<strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Stage</strong>, Inc. provides and installs JR Clancy heat<br />
resistant borders. They are made of ZetexPlus 800 fabric<br />
(26 oz. Sq yd) and are available in natural tan and black.<br />
They are used to prevent hot spots (due to high<br />
temperature theatrical lights) from damaging stage curtains.
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