Efficient Fire Obstacles: The Submissive Fire Protection System

The failure to remove any debris from the fire escape or exit constitutes a fire hazard. Any obstruction on or to any fire escape or exit could jeopardize the safety of my family and any others during a fire. In case of a fire, other people or firefighters may be blocked, injured or death by the debris. The seriousness of a fire at night can trip in the dark over unseen objects that is heavy and hard to push or remove of any objects that cause delay of trying to escape a fire especially mobile homes light up in seconds from a home that is made from wood structure.

At the time of the MGM Grand Fire, it was not required that fire department personnel had to be part of the building construction plan review process. The fire department is now largely involved in the construction and plan review process before a building is built. Also, construction materials used are more fire resistant. Ventilation systems have also been improved, and are very helpful in removing the smoke, rather than allowing it to make its way to upper floors of a high rise structure, which was a large cause of loss of life in the MGM Grand fire due to smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning.

The paper I am doing an overview on is Fire Escape Codes In Historic Buildings by Jeff T. Johnson. Johnson focuses on a town in Rhode Island called Pawtucket. In 1793, America’s first textile mill was built, but decades later there were 100 other mills constructed. By the 1940’s, most of these mills were abandoned and out of shape until Rhode Island passed it’s Historic Preservation Tac Credit. The reason for this shift in the 1940’s was because after World War II, textile mills moved south for cheaper labor. This then turned these old mills into residential homes relying on adequate fire escapes. Then Johnson brings up Richard Moe who is the President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He brings up

Nowadays, it is almost impossible to find a building that does not have exit signs or fire extinguishers in America. Whether in a university or at the work place, exit signs and fire safety instructions can easily be found by anybody. Fire drills are regularly practiced to ensure the least amount of casualty will occur if something goes wrong. However, a hundred years ago safety issues were barely taken into considerations and safety regulations were most of the time inexistent, as illustrates the terrible fire that happened a hundred years ago at the Triangle

The fire escape became more than an emergency exit in a burning building. It is used for everything from outdoor to dining to sleeping and gardening, opening up the home to the surrounding city like a “porch in the sky” or “private get-away”.

As  many  of  the service  users  within  the  hospital  may  already  be  in  a  vulnerable  state,  the  exposure  to  smoke may worsen  their  condition if not addressed quickly. Some of the effects of smoke exposure to a service user  already  suffering  from  respiratory  problems  can  include  the  inability  to  breathe  normally, excessive  cough  with  or  without  mucus,  discomfort  in  the  chest  and  wheezing  or  shortness  of breath.  All  problems  that can lead to more serious problems if not looked at and fixed as quickly as possible. Another problem that can occur during the case of a fire, can include a safety breach. When the fire alarm  is  set  off  inside  the  hospital  it  is  important  to  follow  the  procedure  and  get  everybody  to

Fire protection engineering, or the application of science and engineering to protect people and their environment from fire, has been around for centuries. The problem with advancements in this field is that they are preventative and, if ahead of their time, often seen as unnecessary. As a result, they are usually not considered or implemented until after severe tragedy has struck. A prime example of this is also the first recorded use of fire protection engineering. In AD 64, Emperor Nero had regulations drawn up that required fireproof materials used in the external walls to the city. This, of course, happened only after an estimated seventy percent of Rome was lost to fire. More noticeable regulations happened

Rules and regulations are put in place so that one can have a safe working a safe environment, not only for oneself, but for everyone in the fire department. One will discuss the major problems, potential solutions and recommendation to correct the problem.

Making sure that the fire exits are kept clear and fire prevention equipment is kept maintained.

There is significant overlap between the NFPA Life Safety Code and the OSHA construction standards for buildings / structures to facilitate safe egress, as well as the minimum elements of emergency action plans and fire prevention plans (Tubbs, J., & Meacham, B., 2007). This is not unexpected as continual industry feedback drives the publication of NFPA updates every three years which in turn affords NFPA research and guidelines significant clout when OSHA deliberates over proposed changes which happen to occur less frequently. Federal and state regulatory safety agencies are the basis and foundation of the safety profession which codifies regulations as enforceable laws. As such, they do not change frequently without significant analysis,

Within the United States there are five different types of construction. Firefighters need to know and understand each of them. Every construction type have fire resistant weaknesses, these weaknesses will result in fire spreading in the building. If firefighters understand how the fire will spread, then understand how to extinguish the fire faster and more importantly firefighters are better protected from injuries or worse. In America all buildings are associated with one of the types of construction, identified by Roman number. The building codes are, fire resistant (type I), combustible (type II), ordinary construction (type III), heavy-timber construction (type IV) and wood-frame construction (type V). It is important to remember that all buildings are not the same. Each different building construction type will burn much differently than the others do. In order to be able to size-up a building 's fire hazard, firefighters need to be able to understand a buildings contents and construction. Materials that are stored inside of the building and also materials used to construct the building will both fuel the fire. Also know that if a structure is vacant or if the contents in the building are not combustible, the main fire hazard is the building. The scale of the construction types are scaled according to the fire load of combustible material that was used for its construction. A fire resistant building is constructed with least amount of combustible materials, and a

Inherently the fire service operates in high-risk environments to facilitate the role of preserving life safety and property conservation. How these incidents are managed and safeguarded by our administration

One of the biggest advancement in the last few years through the help and research of NIST has been that of flow paths and fire. NIST has been able to show the fire service that when there is a fire and say a window is knocked out or a door open and not controlled that the flow of natural ventilation would help the fire grow. This growth then fueled the fire to a point that would catch firefighters off guard maybe even kill them. Such fires as the one in Chicago that killed a fire captain that died from the injuries that he sustained while advancing a hose line into a two story, single family structure (Weinschenk, Overholt, Madrzykowski, 2014). Since NIST determined this to be a real threat to firefighters, departments have been taking genuine efforts to control the flow of air to the best of their ability at structure fires. I think that this new tactic of air control has been a real game changer for fire departments all around the

The company can also ensure the installment of fire extinguishers and fire exit doors within the firm’s premises to create better channels of evacuation during fire outbreaks. In addition, smoke detectors and alarms should also be installed to signify and create warnings in case of such.

Confined space is more hazardous than the average workspaces for many reasons. A confined space program and hazard assessment should be implanted for your workplace. The hazards in confined spaces areas are the air quality may be low due to low insufficient amount of oxygen for someone to breathe. Poisonous chemicals that could harm the worker or cause the person to become consciousness. Hazards should be made known of, a small error can turn into a big error. If the hazards aren’t known an error can happen in identifying potential hazards and could cause serious conditions. Some of the hazards can include the exit/entrance might not allow the worker to get out of the confined space in a timely manner. Trying to get out of a confined space is difficult. The conditions can change very quickly. Trying to rescue the victim is more difficult. It could be hard with movement of people or equipment. There could be lack of communication between the workers in the space, the person monitoring the confined space and person inside and the emergency response team. Before entering you should prepare yourself to determine if its confined space or not. Every person should be trained and experienced to be able to identify the existing hazards. The air in the confined space or surrounded should be tested before entry. The air is monitored and tested throughout the hole side to side and top to bottom.