FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM

Of RETAIL/DEPARTMENTAL STORE AND GAS STATION

Site Hydrant

Fire extinguisher

Fire staircase

Fire Alarm

Hose reel

Fire Lift

Assembly Area
Fire extinguisher

Fire staircase

Fire Alarm

Hose reel

Fire Lift
Fire extinguisher

Fire staircase

Fire Alarm

Hose reel

Fire Lift
Fire extinguisher

Fire staircase

Fire Alarm

Hose reel

Fire Lift
FIRE HYDRANTS

• These are provided on a ring main of 150 mm dia.

in the ground around the building periphery.
• The ring main gets water from under ground water
tank with pressure, so that available pressure at each
hydrant is of the order of about 3.5 to 4 kg/cm.
• hydrants At every 45, 30M periphery of the
buildings for light, ordinary and high hazard risks
situated between 1.5 M to 15M from external walls
• Internal Hose reels to be provided that no part of the
building inside is at more than 30M from the
nearest internal Hose reel

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FIRE EXTINGUISHER
( Water ( CO2
Types of extinguisher Extinguisher ) Extinguisher )
1. Store pressure ( Multipurpose fire extinguisher) :
• - Capacity : 500 grams
• - Covers A,B and C types of fires which include papers, wood, cloth
rubber,
• plastic & inflammable liquid like oil, petrol, paints, petrochemical
product,
• resins, gases in the compressed from acetylenes, LPG & CNG,
electrical
• & sophisticated electrical equipment.
( Water ( CO2
• - Direct discharge through Nozzle.
Extinguisher ) Extinguisher )

2. (CO2) type of fire extinguisher :

• - Capacity : 50 Litres.
• - Covers A type of fire which involves material like wood, paper,
cloth, plastics & fibre, rubber etc.
 3. Dry Chemical powder type of fire extinguisher :
• - Capacity up to 75 Litres.
• - Covers type of fire which include oil, petrol
and petroleum product, solvent,
• - paints, varnishes, chemical liquids, all
flammable liquids & electrical fire & gas fire, etc

Distance between two fire extinguisher

• Fire extinguishers or extinguishing agents (media)
shall be located not more than 15 m of travel
distance from the Class D hazard.
 Alarm
• Fire alarm is the system used to detect unwanted fire in a space.
• Fire alarms are of two types- a) Manual and b) Automatic
• Manual are the ones which has to broken manually to indicate fire
in the building.
• Automatic are the ones which contains a system of sensors to
detect the fire.

Placement of fire alarms.

At fire exits
Individual shops
Corridors
Basements
AHU
Main fire control units
 Fire Hose
• Fire hose wheel contains a pipe of
smaller diameter , in case of small
fire.
• The wheel is pivoted vertically and
can move as per the ease of the user.
• The hose pipe in this wheel is
connected to the hydrant via. Male
coupling.
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