Even if you're not ready to take the plunge into fire alarm system design and installation just yet, you should still know the fundamentals in order to perform emergency work. This includes knowing ...

Adhering to Fire Protection Requirements All nuclear power plant systems are required to undergo periodic maintenance and safety checks to ensure systems are working properly.

As a fire protection system is typically a combination of suppression and detection systems, it is just as important to consider the proper design of the detection system.

Bill Mackay Bill Mackay ([email protected]) is the president of Advanced Safety Systems and has 43 years' experience in the design and installation of Special Hazard Fire ...

Fire protection system design for chemical plants with flammable liquid hazards requires careful consideration of the fire code requirements as well as other requirements such as NFPA 30 ...

This article examines five common design and engineering problems in the area of fire protection systems, analyzing the nature of the problems and how to prevent them.

The fire risk associated with non-hydroelectric air-cooled generators in the electric utility industry is generally low, and fixed fire protection systems are usually unnecessary.

Water supply for fire protection covers water for use in standpipe systems (covered in this article) and other water-based fire suppression systems, which will be the topic of a future article.

Objective: Identify the components of a RollTek Rollover Protection System available on fire apparatus and describe its basic operation. Task: Given a fire apparatus with a RollTek Rollover ...

The Wilshire Grand fire protection system design is also unique in the low-zone pump room, with the vertical turbines sitting atop a 120,000-gallon three-story water tank in the second of five ...

Renewable energy systems, especially solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, are here to stay. As such, the fire investigation community must adapt to this technology, similar to what had to be done with ...