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ACTIVE FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
• Function :
1- To detect the early stage of fire
2- To give the fire emergency warning
3- To help people rescuing themselves
4- To give an early stage of help.

• 2 types of Active System :

1- Portable
2- Fixed
PORTABLE ACTIVE SYSTEM

FIRE EXTINGUISHER

FIRE BLANKET
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
• A portable fire extinguisher must contain the type of fire extinguishing
agent suitable for the fire it is required to extinguish.
• It must also be clearly identifiable by colour coding for its intended
purpose.
• Fires can be grouped:
● Solid fuels, e.g. wood, paper, cloth, etc.
● Flammable liquids, e.g. petrol, oil, paints, fats, etc.
● Flammable gases, e.g. methane, propane, acetylene, etc.
● Flammable metals, e.g. zinc, aluminium, uranium, etc.
● Electrical.
 FIRE EXTINGUISHER (TYPES)

WATER
CO2
-
-electrical fires
paper,woods&co
& flammable
2 fire
liquids

FOAM DRY
-flammable CHEMICAL/ABC
liquids,oils,etc POWDER
-all type of fire
 WATER
-PAPER,WOODS&CO2 FIRE

• Water in pressurized cylinders may be used for carbonaceous fires and

these are commonly deployed in offices, schools, hotels, etc.
• Although water is a very good cooling agent, it is inappropriate for some
types of fire.
• It is immiscible with oils and is a conductor of electricity.
 FOAM
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS,OILS,ETC

• Foam is formed by chemical reaction between sodium bicarbonate and

aluminium sulphate dissolved in water in the presence of a foaming agent.
• When the extinguisher is inverted the chemicals are mixed to create foam
under pressure which is forced out of the nozzle.
• Frozen if placed in a cool place.
 CO2
-ELECTRICAL FIRES & FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

• carbon dioxide is pressurised as a liquid inside a cylinder

• Does not impinge/colourless/odourless
• Disadvantages :
- Not refillable
- Unreasonable weighing
 DRY CHEMICAL / DRY POWDER
-ALL TYPE OF FIRE

• Act more effectively than others

• BUT , just use Once
 USING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Pull the Squeeze the

pin trigger
Aim nozel to the
fire Sweep nozel to
left and right
FIRE BLANKET
• They exclude oxygen from the fire
• Effective against small fire
• Widely used in kitchens and welding stops
• Asbestos blanket cause no damage or contamination
FIXED ACTIVE SYSTEM

WET & DRY RISER

FIRE HYDRANT SPRINKLER

FIRE ALARM
SYSTEM
SMOKE / HEAT
DETECTOR SYSTEM
 DRY RISER & WET RISER SYSTEM
DRY RISER WET RISER
DEFINITION System equipped with valves System equipped with valves and
& plumbing that facilitates pipes that have a fixed water
Fire Brigade pump water to charges
the upper floors.

COMPONENTS -Landing valve -duty/standby pump

-Main inlet connection -hose reel
-jockey pump
APPLICATION Height > 30.5m Height < 30.5m
OTHERS -Pipe is always empty Internal hydrant and water is
-located where users are least always in charge.
likely
to be endangered by the fire
FIRE HYDRANT
• Device located outside the building either intersection of two streets
or two mid way
• It is a fire extinguisher aids manufacture / distribute water from the
tap
SPRINKLER SYSTEM
• Water sprinklers provide an automatic spray dedicated to the area
of fire outbreak
• Sprinkler heads have temperature sensitive elements that respond
immediately to heat
• A rapid response which reduces and isolates fire damage,
sprinklers use less water to control a fire than the firefighting
service, therefore preventing further damage from excess water.
SPRINKLER SYSTEM
INSTALLATION CRITERIA
1- Pipe materials - Copper tube (BS EN 1057)
- Post-chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC)
2- System -mains supplied, wet.
3- Pipe sizes - 25 mm minimum
4- Sprinkler head spacing - area covered by one head, maximum 12 m2 .
5- Maximum distance between heads 4 m.
6- Maximum distance from wall to ceiling mounted head 2 m.
7- Operating pressure - Minimum 0.5 bar (50 kPa).
 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
• In addition to, or as an alternative to, automatic smoke or fire
sensing switches, manual break-glass alarm switches can be wall
mounted at about 1.5 m above floor level in lobbies, corridors and
other common access locations.
• No person should have to travel more than 30 m to use an alarm
• System control unit is an alarm panel which monitors the state of all
parts (zones) of the installation. It identifies the point of origin of an
alarm, displays this on the panel and communicates this to remote
control locations.
 DISCUSSION 1

Find what is SMOKE & HEAT

DETECTORS and How It Works?

Duration : 45 minutes
 ASSIGNMENT 1
Do a personal visit to IFSEC Southeast Asia 2013 that will be held on 11-13
September 2013 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
Task :
1. Choose at least three type of different Fire Fighting System.
2. Ask the exhibitors How they work ?/What are their specialty ?/ How much the
cost ?
3. Write a report regarding the information that you get from the exhibition.
Report’s Requirements :
4. Attach the entry passes as evidence that you had been to the exhibition.
5. Make all the brouchers or templates as References
DEADLINE : 27 SEPTEMBER 2013 (FRIDAY BEFORE 12 NOON)
THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT