Fire Safety

Question 1

What does a fire need to burn?

Answer 1

Fuel
Oxygen
Heat/Ignition

Question 2

What is the difference between a fire stop and a fire barrier?

Answer 2

• A fire barrier is built into the building fabric to create compartmentation between apartments etc.
• A fire stop is something which fills a hole created within a fire barrier. E.g. and intumescent collar around a pipe through a floor slab.

Question 3

What does an FRA consider?

Answer 3

Typically it includes the following:

1. Building Description and fire safety management
2. Fire hazards identification
3. Means of escape
4. Fire detection and warning systems
5. Firefighting equipment and facilities
6. Fire protection measures
7. Emergency procedures and training
8. Documentation and record keeping

Question 4

What is the difference between a Fire Barrier & Fire Stop?

Answer 4

1. Fire barriers, also known as fire compartmentation or fire partitions, are designed to divide a building into separate fire compartments. They create fire-resistant barriers that subdivide a building into distinct areas, limiting the horizontal or vertical spread of fire and smoke. Fire barriers are typically walls, floors, or ceilings with a specific fire resistance rating that acts as a barrier against the passage of fire.
2. Fire stops are designed to seal gaps or openings in fire-rated walls, floors, and other building elements. Their primary function is to restrict the spread of fire and smoke through penetrations, such as openings created for pipes, cables, ducts, or conduits that pass through fire-rated assemblies. Fire stops fill the voids around these penetrations to maintain the fire resistance of the building elements they traverse.

Question 5

What is the difference between a Fire Barrier & Fire Stop?

Answer 5

1. Fire barriers, also known as fire compartmentation or fire partitions, are designed to divide a building into separate fire compartments. They create fire-resistant barriers that subdivide a building into distinct areas, limiting the horizontal or vertical spread of fire and smoke. Fire barriers are typically walls, floors, or ceilings with a specific fire resistance rating that acts as a barrier against the passage of fire.
2. Fire stops are designed to seal gaps or openings in fire-rated walls, floors, and other building elements. Their primary function is to restrict the spread of fire and smoke through penetrations, such as openings created for pipes, cables, ducts, or conduits that pass through fire-rated assemblies. Fire stops fill the voids around these penetrations to maintain the fire resistance of the building elements they traverse.