Fire Fighting Guideline for Commercial and Residential Development
This is brutal truth every year we loses thousands of precious lives in some major and minor fire accidents and all this happens due to the better and efficient fire fighting system in our commercial, residential and work places.
As per several of researches has been conducting by some social and government agencies it’s says the picture is not so nice in front of us.
Fire poses a major threat to various occupancies in India. Almost every day some fires are reported by media across the country. These fires not only resulted in the loss of many precious life and injuries to many but also inflicted heavy property loss.
During the last two decades there was a vibrant growth in the construction activities in India, especially in high rise buildings. Because of its peculiar nature, fire in residential buildings, in particular, high rise buildings become more complex and the salvaging operations become more difficult and sometimes even resulting in many deaths and huge property losses. The rapid modernisation of Indian Industry has made the scenario more complex. Awareness towards fire safety had not been quite forthcoming. This article will focus on the overall scenario on the existing fire safety regulations in India and the effectiveness of these regulations for combating the potential fire hazards.
To reduce the fire incidence and save life loss few of the major steps has to be taken at our commercial and residential places as well as on work places.
As per several of researches has been conducting by some social and government agencies it’s says the picture is not so nice in front of us.
Fire poses a major threat to various occupancies in India. Almost every day some fires are reported by media across the country. These fires not only resulted in the loss of many precious life and injuries to many but also inflicted heavy property loss.
During the last two decades there was a vibrant growth in the construction activities in India, especially in high rise buildings. Because of its peculiar nature, fire in residential buildings, in particular, high rise buildings become more complex and the salvaging operations become more difficult and sometimes even resulting in many deaths and huge property losses. The rapid modernisation of Indian Industry has made the scenario more complex. Awareness towards fire safety had not been quite forthcoming. This article will focus on the overall scenario on the existing fire safety regulations in India and the effectiveness of these regulations for combating the potential fire hazards.
To reduce the fire incidence and save life loss few of the major steps has to be taken at our commercial and residential places as well as on work places.
- Fire protection equipment such as fire extinguishers should be places on prominent places and easily accessible for everyone.
- Hose reel, Wet Riser, down comer, sprinkler systems, courtyard hydrant, smoke and fire alarm System may be required.
- Underground static water storage tank is required (depending on the type of the building) with a corresponding water pump.
- A separate terrace tank is required to store water to fight fire; along with a corresponding booster pump on the terrace.
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