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T: +44 (0) 1305 765763
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Rest Easy Knowing Your Family Are Protected
Statistics for 2014 (latest official figures available) show there were 61,300 building fires which resulted in over 322 deaths and 18,200 injuries during that year.
Over 39,600 fires were in dwellings which caused 258 deaths and 7,758 injuries. These statistics clearly show that your home is a dangerous place.
In fact fires in the home account for over 60% of all building fires and over 75% of all casualties. You are three times more likely to die in a fire at home than anywhere else.
A recent report shows that over 95% of children for instance will sleep through a smoke alarm. Smoke alarms give good warning of fires but are only effective if there is anyone there to hear them. What happens if you are deaf or bedridden or – simply not there?
So what can we do to improve the situation? We certainly cannot expect the fire brigade to respond any quicker. In fact with modern traffic causing so much congestion response times are likely to get worse – not better.
What we can do is to turn from passive fire protection to active fire protection with residential sprinkler systems.
Statistics for 2014 (latest official figures available) show there were 61,300 building fires which resulted in over 322 deaths and 18,200 injuries during that year.
Over 39,600 fires were in dwellings which caused 258 deaths and 7,758 injuries. These statistics clearly show that your home is a dangerous place.
In fact fires in the home account for over 60% of all building fires and over 75% of all casualties. You are three times more likely to die in a fire at home than anywhere else.
A recent report shows that over 95% of children for instance will sleep through a smoke alarm. Smoke alarms give good warning of fires but are only effective if there is anyone there to hear them. What happens if you are deaf or bedridden or – simply not there?
So what can we do to improve the situation? We certainly cannot expect the fire brigade to respond any quicker. In fact with modern traffic causing so much congestion response times are likely to get worse – not better.
What we can do is to turn from passive fire protection to active fire protection with residential sprinkler systems.
Fire sprinkler supply pipes are permanently charged with water from the domestic water main.
Fire sprinklers are fitted to the system of supple pipes and each is an independent unit and operates only if the fire causes it to do so. Each fire sprinkler is fitted with a small thermal element (bulb) activated by heat from a fire, and set to operate at not less than 30°C above ambient temperature, making accidental activation very unlikely other than in a fire condition.
In the majority of fires just one sprinkler head is operated which is normally sufficient to deal with the fire.
Fire sprinklers are individually heat-activated and connected to a network of water pipes. When the heat from the fire plumes hot gases reach the sprinkler and at a specific temperature (usually about 68° C) that sprinkler activates delivering water directly to the source of the heat.
A fire starts small. If detected and tackled early enough a fire can be controlled with very little water. Fire sprinklers operate automatically even if you are not at home releasing water directly over the source of the fire and sounding the alarm.
Records from Australia and New Zealand (where all fires must be reported) between 1886 and 1986 show that sprinklers controlled 99.7% of all fires where they were fitted.
Records in service show that sprinklers are very dependable. The chance of an accidental discharge is 16,000,000:1 – less than your chance of winning the lottery!
Sprinklers are NOT expensive; normally costing around 1-2% of the cost of construction of a new building. The use of sprinklers will usually allow design freedoms as well, which can reduce construction costs and improve usability of the building.
Fire sprinkler supply pipes are permanently charged with water from the domestic water main.
Fire sprinklers are fitted to the system of supple pipes and each is an independent unit and operates only if the fire causes it to do so. Each fire sprinkler is fitted with a small thermal element (bulb) activated by heat from a fire, and set to operate at not less than 30°C above ambient temperature, making accidental activation very unlikely other than in a fire condition.
In the majority of fires just one sprinkler head is operated which is normally sufficient to deal with the fire.
Fire sprinklers are individually heat-activated and connected to a network of water pipes. When the heat from the fire plumes hot gases reach the sprinkler and at a specific temperature (usually about 68° C) that sprinkler activates delivering water directly to the source of the heat.
A fire starts small. If detected and tackled early enough a fire can be controlled with very little water. Fire sprinklers operate automatically even if you are not at home releasing water directly over the source of the fire and sounding the alarm.
Records from Australia and New Zealand (where all fires must be reported) between 1886 and 1986 show that sprinklers controlled 99.7% of all fires where they were fitted.
Records in service show that sprinklers are very dependable. The chance of an accidental discharge is 16,000,000:1 – less than your chance of winning the lottery!
Sprinklers are NOT expensive; normally costing around 1-2% of the cost of construction of a new building. The use of sprinklers will usually allow design freedoms as well, which can reduce construction costs and improve usability of the building.