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ELECTRICAL &
SAFETY SYSTEMS
8 FIRE PROTECTION
Systems
Dr. HAITHAM SAMIR HUSSEIN
Dr. Mady Mohamed
FALL 2021
Fire Protection FIRE PROTECTION
What is Fire ? FIRE PROTECTION
Fire Triangle
The triangle illustrates the three elements
a fire needs to ignite: heat, fuel, and an
oxidizing agent (usually oxygen).
Protective Combative
Fire Protection of Buildings FIRE PROTECTION
Removing Fire
Fire Protection of Buildings FIRE PROTECTION
4. Flame detectors: Flame detectors are also useful in fires with little
smoke, but since they "see" the visible and infrared radiation of a fire, they
can respond to fires at a greater distance than heat detectors.
7. Turn off air handlers to prevent the spread of smoke by the IIVAC
system.
• Fire Extinguishers
• Sprinklers
• Risers
• Hose reels
• Hydrants
• Foam systems
Fire Extinguishers
Class A Extinguishers A
Combustibles
Flammable
Class B Extinguishers B
Liquids
Electrical
Class C Extinguishers C
Equipment
Combustible
Class D Extinguishers D
Metals
• NO!
Sprinklers FIRE PROTECTION
• Integration into a
ceiling
Sprinklers FIRE PROTECTION
❑ It may be possible
Sustainability
1- Every fire 2- Sprinkler systems 3- The installation of a sprinkler
suppressed in its early require only a small system saves the waste of resources
stage by an automatic percentage of the water needed to reconstruct a building which
fire-fighting system needed by the fire brigade,
produces much less burned down
owing to much earlier,
smoke, toxic gases and
automatic activation of the
polluted water
sprinkler system
Sprinklers FIRE PROTECTION
Pendants
Sprinklers FIRE PROTECTION
Uprights
Sprinklers FIRE PROTECTION
Sidewalls
FIRE PROTECTION
Concealed
Sprinklers FIRE PROTECTION
Sprinklers FIRE PROTECTION
Sprinkler system
distribution
Sprinklers FIRE PROTECTION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-ylvugYc0w
Risers FIRE PROTECTION
Hydrant/Hose reel
system
Hydrants FIRE PROTECTION