Time vs. Product of Combustion - U.S. Fire Administration · PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION ACTIONS BEFORE...
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DETECTION OF FIRE REPORT OF FIRE RESPONSE TO FIRE SETUP FIGHTING FIRE DISPATCH PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION ACTIONS BEFORE FIRE 1) TEST SMOKE ALARMS 2) CONDUCT FIRE ESCAPE DRILLS TIME (in minutes) Based upon national averages TIME vs. PRODUCTS of COMBUSTION 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TIME VARIES TIME DIRECTLY MANAGEABLE BY FIRE DEPARTMENT SMOKE ALARM ACTIVATES of smoke alarms didn’t work in homes that had fires* *U.S. Experience With Smoke Alarms and Other Fire Alarms. NFPA. September 2001. NOTE: See NFPA Fire Protection Handbook for time and temperature information. COMMERCIAL SPRINKLER ACTIVATES RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER ACTIVATES FIREFIGHTERS OPEN HOSE NOZZLES Without fire sprinklers, odds of escaping decrease significantly No one survives flashover FIRE GROWTH RESTRICTED FIRE GROWTH RESTRICTED FIRE GROWTH UNRESTRICTED FLASHOVER 30 % of fire deaths occured in home fires in which smoke alarms sounded* 25 % FireSprinklerAssoc.org
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DETECTIONOF FIRE
REPORTOF FIRE RESPONSE TO FIRE SETUP
FIGHTING FIREDISPATCH
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ACTIONSBEFORE FIRE1) TEST SMOKE ALARMS2) CONDUCT FIRE ESCAPE DRILLS
TIME (in minutes)Based upon national averages
TIME vs. PRODUCTS of COMBUSTION
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
TIME VARIES TIME DIRECTLY MANAGEABLE BY FIRE DEPARTMENT
SMOKEALARM
ACTIVATES
of smoke alarmsdidn’t work in homesthat had fires*
*U.S. Experience With Smoke Alarms and Other Fire Alarms. NFPA. September 2001.
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COMMERCIALSPRINKLERACTIVATES
RESIDENTIALSPRINKLERACTIVATES
FIREFIGHTERS OPENHOSE NOZZLES
Without fire sprinklers, odds of escaping decrease significantly
No one survives flashover
FIRE GROWTHRESTRICTED
FIRE GROWTHRESTRICTED
FIRE GROWTHUNRESTRICTED
FLASHOVER
30% of fire deaths occured in home fires in which smoke alarms sounded*
25%
FireSprinklerAssoc.org
