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    The document discusses various fire protection systems required for buildings based on occupancy and height. It describes fire extinguishers, hose reels, wet and dry risers, static water storage tanks, firefighting pump houses, automatic sprinkler installations, high and medium velocity water spray systems, and fixed foam installations. Requirements include providing extinguishers every 3,000 square feet, installing wet or dry risers depending on building height, separating pump houses by fire walls, and designing sprinkler and foam systems according to good practices and standards.

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    The document discusses various fire protection systems required for buildings based on occupancy and height. It describes fire extinguishers, hose reels, wet and dry risers, static water storage tanks, firefighting pump houses, automatic sprinkler installations, high and medium velocity water spray systems, and fixed foam installations. Requirements include providing extinguishers every 3,000 square feet, installing wet or dry risers depending on building height, separating pump houses by fire walls, and designing sprinkler and foam systems according to good practices and standards.

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    The document discusses various fire protection systems required for buildings based on occupancy and height. It describes fire extinguishers, hose reels, wet and dry risers, static water storage tanks, firefighting pump houses, automatic sprinkler installations, high and medium velocity water spray systems, and fixed foam installations. Requirements include providing extinguishers every 3,000 square feet, installing wet or dry risers depending on building height, separating pump houses by fire walls, and designing sprinkler and foam systems according to good practices and standards.

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    Week 8

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    The document discusses various fire protection systems required for buildings based on occupancy and height. It describes fire extinguishers, hose reels, wet and dry risers, static water storage tanks, firefighting pump houses, automatic sprinkler installations, high and medium velocity water spray systems, and fixed foam installations. Requirements include providing extinguishers every 3,000 square feet, installing wet or dry risers depending on building height, separating pump houses by fire walls, and designing sprinkler and foam systems according to good practices and standards.

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    Building Services

    18-11-2018
    FIRE PROTECTION
    All buildings depending upon the occupancy use and height shall be
    protected by
    • fire extinguishers,
    • hose reels,
    • wet riser,
    • down-comer,
    • yard hydrants,
    • automatic sprinkler installation,
    • deluge system,
    • high/medium velocity water spray,
    • water mist systems,
    • gaseous or dry powder system,
    • manual/automatic fire alarm system, etc,
    A fire extinguisher is an active fire
    FIRE EXTINGUISHERS protection device used to extinguish or control
    small fires, often in emergency situations.

    It is not intended for use on an out-of-control


    fire, such as one which has reached the ceiling,
    endangers the user.

    There are two main types of fire extinguishers:


    stored-pressure (nitrogen) and cartridge-
    operated (carbon dioxide). Also, handheld (0.5-
    14 Kg) and cart-mounted (>23 Kg)

    Fire extinguishers are typically fitted


    in buildings at an easily accessible location,
    such as against a wall in a high-traffic area.

    The height limit for installation, is 60 in (1.5 m)


    for fire extinguishers weighing less than 18 kg.
    https://law.resource.org/pub/in/bis/S03/is.2190.2010.html
    provided for each 3,000 square feet of the
    protected building area
    HOSE REELS

    A fire hose (or firehose) is a high-pressure hose


    that carries water or other fire retardant (such
    as foam) to a fire to extinguish it.

    Outdoors, it attaches either to a fire engine or


    a fire hydrant. Indoors, it can permanently
    attach to a building's standpipe or plumbing
    system.

    After use, a fire hose is usually hung to dry,


    because standing water that remains in a hose
    for a long time can deteriorate the material
    and render it unreliable or unusable.
    Therefore, the typical fire station often has a
    high structure to accommodate the length of a
    hose for such preventative maintenance,
    known as a Hose tower.
    The type of rising main system shall be provided appropriate
    WET & DRY RISER to the building as follows:

    (i) dry rising main shall be installed in buildings where the


    habitable height is more than 10m, but does not exceed 60m,
    (ii) wet rising main shall be installed in buildings with
    habitable height exceeding 60 m.
    (iii) Separate dry and wet rising mains systems in a buildings
    are permitted.
    STATIC WATER STORAGE TANK

    • A satisfactory supply of water for the purpose of firefighting shall always be available in the form of
    underground/terrace level static storage tank with capacity specified for each building with
    arrangements or replenishment.

    • Water for the hydrant services shall be stored in an easily accessible surface/underground lined
    reservoir or above ground tanks of steel, concrete or masonry.

    • The effective capacity of the reservoir above the top of the pump casing (flooded suction) for
    various types of occupancies shall be as indicated in Table 7.

    • Water for firefighting shall be stored in two or more interconnected compartments of equal size to
    facilitate cleaning and maintenance of the tanks without interrupting the water availability for
    firefighting.
    FIREFIGHTING PUMP HOUSE

    a) It is preferable to install the pump house at ground level. Pump house shall be situated so
    as to be directly accessible from the surrounding ground level.

    b) Pump house shall be installed not lower than the second basement. When installed in the
    basement, staircase with direct accessibility (or through enclosed passageway with 120 min
    fire rating) from the ground, shall be provided. Access to the pump room shall not require to
    negotiate through other occupancies within the basement.

    c) Pump house shall be separated by fire walls all around and doors shall be protected by fire
    doors (120 min rating).

    d) Pump house shall be well ventilated and due care shall be taken to avoid water stagnation.

    e) No other utility equipment shall be installed inside fire pump room.


    AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER INSTALLATION

    a) Automatic sprinklers shall be installed wherever required in terms of Table 7 throughout the
    building in accordance with good practice [4(20)].

    b) If selective sprinklering is adopted, there is a real danger of a fire starting in one of the
    unsprinklered area gathering momentum spreading to other areas and reaching the sprinklered
    areas as a fully developed fire. In such an event, the sprinklers can be rendered useless or
    ineffective.

    c) Automatic sprinklers shall be installed in false ceiling voids exceeding 800 mm in height.

    d) Installation of sprinklers may be excluded in any area to be used for substation and DG set.

    e) In areas having height 17 m or above such as in atria, sprinkler installations may be rendered
    ineffective and hence may be avoided.
    AUTOMATIC HIGH VELOCITY AND MEDIUM VELOCITY WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS

    Automatic high velocity water spray or emulsifying system shall be provided for
    protection of outdoor and/ or indoor oil-cooled transformers as applicable in
    accordance with good practice [4(21)] where applicable (see Annex E). Also,
    medium velocity water spray system shall be provided for tankage (where
    applicable), conveyors, cable galleries and other occupancies listed in good
    practice [4(21)].

    FIXED FOAM INSTALLATION

    Fixed foam generating system shall be provided for protection of oil storage area for
    boilers with its ancillary storage of furnace oils in basement. Fixed foam installations can
    be low, medium or high expansion types, which can be provided based on the type of
    fire hazards identified in the facility. High expansion foams are used for cable tunnels
    and other confined areas. Design and installation of foam systems shall be governed by
    good practice [4(22)].
    http://www.questin.org/sites/default/files/standards/is.15105.
    2002_0.pdf

    https://www.archtoolbox.com/materials-systems/fire-supressio
    n/sprinklerspacing.html

    http://www.carnationconstruction.com/Techniques/07-03-Tech
    niques-InteriorInfrastructure-FireSprinklers.html

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