DFRS have reported the above-mentioned incident involving a new purpose built residential tall building consisting of two residential blocks of 11 and 9 floors containing 259 studio, 1 and 2 bedroom apartments.
The Incident
Sprinkler System Specification
It should be remembered.
Emergency Plan
It was reported following the incident that flats were affected by water, it should be remembered that a robust emergency plan will allow the provision of vital information for the Fire Rescue Service to be shared by onsite representatives. Clarifying the location and provision of key elements of the active fire safety systems where present such as sprinklers and other forms of AFSS. The outcome of which will allow a robust onsite emergency response to be immediately actioned to assist the control of the sprinkler system during the fire incident and following a fire so that they can be reinstated.
Links/sources
If you want to make a difference working in the fire sector, we need your assistance……
To make sprinklers the norm and not the exception – we need the evidence. Encouraging the FRS to promote, collate, report sprinkler activations to Sprinkler Saves UK will help to create a central and comprehensive record of fire incidents where sprinklers played their role in containing/controlling or extinguishing the fire.
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