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Offline Benzerari

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Passive and Active fire protections ?
« on: November 10, 2008, 10:41:11 PM »
I have just read an article about passive fire protection, but I couldn't get my head around!

Please any clarifications, even if you don't know the right explanation..., try just to express what you think!

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Passive and Active fire protections ?
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2008, 10:55:18 PM »
active: something that responds to fire: detection, superession (sprinklers).

Passive: something that should always be there and not change: compartmentation (fire break Walls)

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Passive and Active fire protections ?
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2008, 11:22:10 PM »
Well, the article I found in 'Fire Times' magazine, I have just received, of October/November 2008, volume 10, N: 6, page: 64, is really unclair to me. The title is 'What exactly does passive fire protection mean to you?'

You may download it from:

 www.mmcpublications.co.uk

Offline Allen Higginson

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Passive and Active fire protections ?
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 11:36:36 PM »
Your link Benz only goes to the subscription page.
However,here is a link which (IMO) clearly explains what passive fire protection means.
http://www.asfp.org.uk/webdocs/ARTICLE324.pdf

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Passive and Active fire protections ?
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2008, 12:24:53 AM »
Quote from: Buzzard905
Your link Benz only goes to the subscription page.
However,here is a link which (IMO) clearly explains what passive fire protection means.
http://www.asfp.org.uk/webdocs/ARTICLE324.pdf
Indeed it's the same one :)