The Main Causes of Fire and Fire Spread


The Main Causes of Fire and Fire Spread

Past Studies by the fire protection association into the causes of a range of industrial fires have indicated the following as the principle sources of fire in protection and storage areas.


Production areas
1.     Heat-Producing plant and equipment
2.     Frictional heat and sparks
3.     Refrigeration plant
4.     Electrical equipment- setting fire to:
a)     Materials being processes;
b)    Dust; and
c)     Waste and packing materials.

Storage areas
1.     Intruders, including children
2.     Cigarettes and matches
3.     Refuse burning
4.     Electrical equipment – setting fire to:
a)     Stored goods; and
b)    Packing materials.

Fire and instructions
A fire instruction is a notice information people of the action they should take on either:
a)     Hearing the alarm; or
b)    Discovering a fire

Other requirements
In addition to displaying fire instruction people: 
  •         Should receive training in evacuation procedures i.e. fire drills, at least quarterly; and
  •         The alarm should be sounded weekly

It is advantageous to have key personals trained in the correct use of fire appliances

Fire alarm systems
A method of giving warming of fire is required in commercial, industrial fire and building. The purpose of a fire alarm is to give an early warming of a fire in a building:
  •           To increase the safety of occupants by encouraging them to escape to a place of safety;
  •         To increase the possibility of early extinction of the fire thus reducing the loss of or damage to the property.

In larger buildings this may take the form of a mains operated system with break glass alarm call points, an automatic control unit and electrically-operated bells or sirens.
In small buildings it would be reasonable to accept a manually operated, dry battery or compressed air-operated gong, klaxon or bell. To avoid the alarm being point being close to the seat of a fire, duplicate facilities are necessary.

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