Active fire protection

AFP is characterized by items and/or systems, which require a certain amount of motion and response in order to work, contrary to passive fire protection.

[1] Larger ones can be found in laboratories and factories, and are designed to be wrapped around a person whose clothes have caught fire.

These handheld devices come in a huge range of sizes, but the most common are portable fire extinguishers, typically weighing up to 15 kg in total.

These can be easily handled and operated by one person and placement can either be wall-mounted, on a fire extinguisher trolley or housed inside a cabinet.

Sprinkler systems help to reduce the growth of a fire, thereby increasing life safety and limiting structural damage.

Gaseous clean agents are installed to result in less fire and water damage than sprinklers, such as in computer rooms.

It works by covering what is on fire in a thick blanket of foam to smother it and suppress vapors.

These systems are commonly installed in large volume areas like airplane hangars, mine shafts, and ship holds.

When used on LNG tanks they provide an added insulation layer that helps reduce the vapor rate.

Nozzles that are powered by electrical energy that is generated and supplied by fire detection and control devices and are typically closed.

These system not only alerts people throughout the building by triggering the fire alarm but it can also summon emergency services.

Addressable systems monitor the specific location of each device (e.g. smoke detector, call point or sounder).

This saves precious time and helps the emergency services prevent the loss of life and serious damage.