Fire suppression system
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Fire suppression systems are used in conjunction with smoke detector
s and fire alarm system
s to improve and increase public safety. Suppression systems are governed by the codes under the NFPA 13 handbook.
Smoke detector
A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Commercial, industrial, and mass residential devices issue a signal to a fire alarm system, while household detectors, known as smoke alarms, generally issue a local audible and/or visual alarm from the detector...
s and fire alarm system
Fire alarm system
An automatic fire alarm system is designed to detect the unwanted presence of fire by monitoring environmental changes associated with combustion. In general, a fire alarm system is classified as either automatically actuated, manually actuated, or both...
s to improve and increase public safety. Suppression systems are governed by the codes under the NFPA 13 handbook.
Types
- Fire sprinklerFire sprinklerA fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection measure, consisting of a water supply system, providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution piping system, onto which fire sprinklers are connected...
systems (wet, dry, pre-action, and deluge) - Gaseous agentsGaseous fire suppressionGaseous fire suppression is a term to describe the use of inert gases and chemical agents to extinguish a fire. Also called Clean Agent Fire Suppression. These Agents are governed by the NFPA Standard for Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems - NFPA 2001 in the USA, with different standards and...
- Wet and dry chemical agents
See also
- Fire Equipment Manufacturers' AssociationFire Equipment Manufacturers' Association-History:Founded in 1930, The Fire Equipment Manufacturers’ Association or FEMA is an international, non-profit trade association dedicated to manufacturing commercial fire protection equipment to serve as the first line of defense against fire in its early stages...
- National Fire Protection AssociationNational Fire Protection AssociationThe National Fire Protection Association is a United States trade association that creates and maintains private, copywrited, standards and codes for usage and adoption by local governments...