Most fire extinguishers work by eliminating one or more combustion elements e.g. separating the fuel from the oxygen.Continue Reading

Class A: burning flammable solids Class B: burning flammable liquids. Class C: Electrical equipment Class D: burning flammable metals Class K: burning cooking oils or fat.Continue Reading

Management of the fire triangle or combustion triangle i.e. oxygen, heat, fuel and chemical reaction.Continue Reading

Fire prevention involves reducing fuel for a fire, reducing or controlling ignition sources and keeping fuel and ignition sources apart.Continue Reading

Risk assessment is a term used to describe the overall process or method in technical risk management where we identify hazards and risk factors that have the potential to cause harm (hazard identification – HAZID); analyze and evaluate the risk associated with that hazard (risk analysis, and risk evaluation): and determine appropriate ways to eliminate...Continue Reading

Risk Assessment is the thorough and detailed process/assessment of hazard identification (HAZID), risk analysis, and risk evaluation.Continue Reading

NFPA 24 helps ensure water supplies are available in a fire emergency, with detailed requirements for the installation of private fire service mains and their appurtenances supplying private hydrants and water-based fire protection systems.Continue Reading

A deluge valve is a type of system actuation valve that is opened by a detection system and they are used in conditions that require large volumes of water in a relatively short period of time.Continue Reading

The fire brigade uses fire fighting pipe, which is a type of normal carbon steel pipe used to convey fire suppression agents such as water or gas.Continue Reading

A fire pump provides high-pressure water accessibility to the fire sprinkler system, increasing the flow rate of the water. They are used to increase the pressure of the water source when that source is not adequate for the system it’s supplying.Continue Reading