When talking about fire suppression systems, Safe-T Fire Protection are the most important component of fire protection. Fire suppression systems can encompass any fire protection tool to put out smoke, fire, or a combination of both.
Remember, when Safe-T is talking about fire suppression systems, point to the professionally installed fire extinguisher located near an exit and up to the sprinkler systems that should be installed and connected to the water line. A fire suppression system is either suppressed by water or a combination of chemicals.
Water
A sprinkler system is commonly found in homes, apartment buildings, and government buildings like schools. Libraries still even use water-based sprinkler systems.
However, each sprinkler operates individually. Wherever the heat of the fire is located, only those sprinklers discharge water at a minimum, not at a maximum rate. In certain scenarios, sprinkler systems can operate any one sprinkler and do not cause the operation of any other sprinkler.
Combination of Chemicals
A fire extinguishing system, or a paint booth system, is needed as an all-purpose solution to extinguish many classes of fires.
5 Special Fire Suppression Systems
The most common fire suppression systems are the kind that use special agents to extinguish a fire. The special agents are overall dissolvable and won’t cause damage to property and a business’ assets, so they are a better alternative to water.
The five special fire suppression systems considered by the NFPA standard to be up to code are:
- CO2: Suppressed by carbon dioxide, CO2 doesn’t leave a residue nor requires clean up like water from a sprinkler does.
- Dry chemical: The dry chemical suppression system is a powder made of monoammonium phosphate and is used to successfully extinguish debris, fuel, and electrical fires (Class A, B, and C fires, respectively).
- Foam: Using foam as a suppression system prevents harmful vapors from being released upward. Foam is used as a barrier and protects firefighters and others nearby.
- Cleaning Agent: Environmentally friendly, a cleaning agent is made up of gases like nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide. All cleaning agents are stored as either a gas or liquid, and when the system activates, it releases the clean agent as a gas to suppress the fire, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
- Commercial Kitchen: Located in eating and drinking establishments, commercial kitchen fire suppression systems use wet chemicals to extinguish a fire. The kitchen hood over a stove or fat fryer automatically turns on to remove the smoke caused by the fire.
All of the above special fire suppression systems extinguish fires in the same fashion that water from a firefighter’s hose does.
Users can request a special fire suppression system for the business from Safe-T Fire Protection to protect the assets holding irreplaceable, expensive, and valuable items from damage that a water sprinkler system could cause. Limit the worst damage that a fire ultimately causes, and invest in a special fire suppression system.
Is the Suppression System Up to Code?
Safe-T Fire Protection is certified to install and maintain fire suppression systems for the home
Safe-T Fire Protection is certified to install and maintain fire suppression systems for homes or businesses in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. There are different codes per area, and Safe-T can make sure the property meets all the fire safety codes.
If the fire suppression systems are not up to code, a fire could easily take over the home or business without any warning. If the combination of heat or smoke gets past the fire suppression system, like a sprinkler system or special fire suppression system, it would cause irreparable damage to items and the property more than any of the above combinations of chemicals or water would.
How Many Fire Suppressions Does the property Require?
The number of fire suppression systems needed in commercial buildings, industrial businesses, offices, or homes is something Safe-T Fire Protection can provide.
Safe-T knows all the safety codes and regulations and can advise users on the proper number of fire suppression systems. During the initial consultation or inspection, Safe-T will advise the user on how many fire suppression systems the user needs.
