Basic Principles of Fire Protection and Design against Fire.

Fire hazard in buildings may be divided into internal, in the building itself, and external, arising from a fire in adjoining property. The internal hazard may be subdivided into danger to occupants of the building and damage to structure and contents. The basic principles of fire protection may be set out under three broad

headings: every building should be designed and constructed to reduce the risk of ignition of any part of the building and the spread of fire inside the building, or into or out of it; the parts of the building are required to withstand the effects of fire long enough to avoid any structural collapse that would increase the risk of fire spread; the safety of the occupants within the building.

The fire safety problem concerns with some fire precautions. These precautions must be considered at an early stage of the building design process. There are some essential principles of fire design:

− the building should be constructed from building materials that will not contribute to the spread of fire;

− there should be adequate provision to prevent an arson attack;

− the building should be fitted with an appropriate automatic fire-alarm system;

− all fire-protection systems should be installed by adequately trained specialists.

Fire safety engineer has two duties: to protect the lives and to safeguard property within the building.

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