What types of Fire Safety Equipments are Available?

Whether it is your home or business, it is always essential to have proper fire safety or protection equipment at hand, which proves to be worth in case of any emergency. Having right type of fire safety or protection equipment, you can avoid an unwanted fire mishap (which could have lead to major injuries, fatalities and loss of assets). Remember that to get most out of your fire safety or protection equipment you must test the installed fire safety or protection equipment once in a month to ensure proper operation.

Do you want to know the different types of fire safety or protection equipment available? Please read on this article to gain an idea about different types of fire safety or protection equipment!

#1-Smoke Detectors:

Smoke alarms installed in a proper way, plays a key role in reducing death and injuries caused by fire. From a survey, it is found that having a working smoke detector in your home or commercial place helps in reducing the chance of perishing in a fire by 50 percent.

• Heat Detectors: By sensing the heat from a fire, the heat detector will sound an alarm or trigger automatic sprinklers. Do not detect smoke.
• Photoelectric Sensors: These sensors have an internal beam of light that sounds alarm when interrupted by smoke. Photoelectric sensors are best for detecting slow-burning and smoldering fires that produces more smoke than heat.
• Ionization Sensors: When smoke interrupts the current running through the sensors then the device sounds alarm. This technology is considered to be faster at reacting to fast flaming fires.

#2- Fire Alarm Systems or Equipments:

For residential and commercial buildings, fire alarm systems are found to be effective. By installing fire alarm system at the right place like each individual room, storage areas, basements and HVAC ducts, you can improve the level of protection against all types of fires. Installing your fire alarm device close to the center of ceiling or four inches from the ceiling along the wall will prove to be effective.

#3- Fire Extinguishers:

Until the fire department of your local area reaches at your site, a portable fire extinguisher will help in saving life as well as preserve the property by putting out small fires.

This fire safety or protection equipment can be used only if:

• The fire is not growing and confined to a small area
• When the room is not filled with smoke (as it can potentially harm the person working with the fire extinguisher.

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