Improving Fire Protection System Performance. Valentine.pdf · Victoria B. Valentine, P.E. Director...
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Improving Fire Protection System Performance
Victoria B. Valentine, P.E. Director of Professional
Qualifications and Industry Alliances
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Quality Fire Protection
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New v. Existing
• What code is/was used? • What materials were
permitted? • What fire safety provisions
were implemented?
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Impeding Quality Fire Protection
• Design/Install – Errors or omissions during the initial design and
installation phase – Enforcement of codes, standards or plan
corrections not implemented
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Impeding Quality Fire Protection (continued)
• Scenario Modifications – Changes made to arrangements
• Partition Walls • Storage racks, aisles, and/or heights
– Alter use of spaces – Commodity changes
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Stakeholders
• Owners • Engineers • Technicians • Manufacturers • Installers • Authorities Having Jurisdiction • Insurers
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Owner Responsibility
• How do you care for what you do not know needs care?
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Owner Responsibility
• How can the design be amended or corrected without a periodic review?
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Owner Responsibility
• Who to call for what? • What resources do owner’s have
available to them?
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Caring for Existing Systems
• Equipment – Types of Systems – Age
• Condition – Life time care
• Holistic Approach
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System Functionality
• Wear-and-Tear • Corrosion • Tampering
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Existing System Design/Install
• Appropriate Designs and Applications • Quality Installation
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Specify Type of System
Fire Protection
Active
Fire Alarm Systems
Water-Based Systems
Foam Systems
Gaseous Systems
Other Agents
Passive
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SFPE Whitepaper
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Current Scenario Conditions
• Use/Risk Category – Occupancy – Function
• Hazards – Use – Materials – Commodities
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Fire Protection and Security Systems
• Coordination • Harmonize upgrades
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Resiliency
• Coordination of features – Water collection – Green roofs – Building materials – Tightness of construction
• Systems can work together
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Alliances
• Holistic approach to fire protection • More than 100 organizations related to fire
protection • All protection methods need to be maintain
properly over the life of the building/space
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SFPE Project to Improve Existing Systems
• Active and Passive Fire Protection Representation
• Contractors and Engineers • Manufacturers • Owners • Authorities Having Jurisdiction
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SFPE Project to Improve Existing Systems
• Moving forward with: – Owner’s informational whitepaper – Educational programs for owner’s audience