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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: Golden on August 08, 2013, 11:47:08 AM

Title: Video of small fire and smoke damage
Post by: Golden on August 08, 2013, 11:47:08 AM

Nothing too exciting but a CCTV video from the IFSEC site that I thought may be worth sharing. They commented on the effectiveness of the intumescent strips but in my opinion the temperature in the corridor wouldn't have reached the required 180-200c to activate the strips and its all down to the cold smoke seals and good fitting doors. Be patient its a bit like some of them dodgy films they used to watch at fire stations and the interest is all in the last few seconds! Quote is from the IFSEC site:

"The Black Museum also shares images from slightly more typical incidents such as fires beginning in chip pans or electrical appliances. There are also some impressive examples of the effectiveness of passive fire prevention technologies, including in this video from a fire that started in a fluorescent light fitting in a Devon sheltered housing block:"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y2yjrM_oN3c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y2yjrM_oN3c)

Title: Re: Video of small fire and smoke damage
Post by: Midland Retty on August 08, 2013, 12:13:08 PM

Hi Golden

Thanks for that.

It harks back to what I was saying about a year ago about the true effectiveness of intumescent seals. I've been to many fire scenes, I can count on two fingers the times I've seen them activate. At the time Auntie Lynn a member of this site understandably took a little, but friendly exception to my comments.

I'm not saying they are not needed, I just wonder how often they are actually that effective and would be pleased to be corrected and educated on how many times other members have seen them activate in the real world.

Title: Re: Video of small fire and smoke damage
Post by: Tom W on August 08, 2013, 12:55:27 PM

How often are fire doors actually made worse by the joiners taking the doors off the hinges, chipping in the strips and rehanging them to?

Title: Re: Video of small fire and smoke damage
Post by: wee brian on August 08, 2013, 02:15:36 PM

In many cases, fire doors do not get hit with the kind of temps that they get in a furnace. This is probably good news.

I saw the video too and it is a good add for having a closed door and maybe for using smoke seals.

The website looks good though.

Title: Re: Video of small fire and smoke damage
Post by: John Webb on August 09, 2013, 12:44:32 PM

The smoke damage seems to be more than that due to just a diffuser? Was the carpet also ignited due to the burning droplets? Just that the smoke-logging conceals what exactly is happening! (And a chunk of carpet seems to be missing under what I presume was the faulty diffuser.)

But an interesting video none-the-less!