Evaluation of Automatic Fire Suppression Systems in Full Scale Vehicle Fire Tests and Static Vehicle Fire Tests

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Santrock ◽  
Steven E. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Fire Tests ◽  
Suppression Systems

A REVIEW OF WATER MIST FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. YAO ◽  
W. K. CHOW
Keyword(s):  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Suppression Systems

scholarly journals Qualitative Fire Vulnerability Assessments for Museums and Their Collections: A Case Study from Kosovo

Fire ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Charlotte Fafet ◽  
Erinë Mulolli Zajmi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Risk Awareness ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Vulnerability Assessments ◽  
Suppression Systems ◽  
Simulation Exercises

Fires are among the most frequently recurring hazards affecting museums and cultural heritage sites. The fires of the National Museum of Brazil in 2018 and of Notre Dame de Paris in 2019 showed that the consequences of such events can be heavy and lead to irreversible heritage losses. In Kosovo, few studies were made about the risks that can affect cultural heritage sites. A project led by the NGO Kosovo Foundation for Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB Kosova) in 2018 explored the most prevalent risks for the cultural heritage sites of the country and highlighted fire as a predominant risk in Kosovo. In order to better understand it, vulnerability assessments were conducted in several museums in Kosovo. Data were collected through field visits in the different museums, in which interviews with staff members as well as observations were conducted. The aim of this paper is to present the main results of the fire vulnerability assessments conducted in Kosovo’s museums in 2018. An important aspect of this project is the approach to collect information in data-scarce environments. It is believed that the questionnaires used to lead interviews with museums’ staff members could help other practitioners to collect data in such contexts and evaluate more easily the risk of fire for the museums and their collections. In the context of Kosovo, one of the main findings is the identification and prioritisation of measures to ensure better protection of Kosovar museums. Structural mitigation measures such as alarm and fire suppression systems are not the only elements necessary to improve the resilience of Kosovar museums to fire. Indeed, the promotion of risk awareness, the training of staff members and the realisation of crisis simulation exercises are just as important in order to prevent and detect a fire, and above all, to respond quickly and accurately if a fire occurs.

Full-scale natural fire tests on gypsum lined structural insulated panel (SIP) and engineered floor joist assemblies

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 528-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J. Hopkin ◽  
T. Lennon ◽  
J. El-Rimawi ◽  
V. Silberschmidt
Keyword(s):  
Full Scale ◽  
Fire Tests ◽  
Natural Fire
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