Functionality of fire protection system

• Of course, fire is dangerous, and the smoke it produces creates a toxic environment.
• Each year, early identification and management of a fire can save thousands of lives, thousands of injuries, and millions of dollars in property damage.
• Smoke detectors and alarm devices have been coupled to form life-safety systems in the field of fire detection. An automatic fire alarm system's goal is
to detect a fire, notify the control panel, and alert the inhabitants to take action.
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• The automatic fire-detection system has a 10- to 15-year lifespan.

• Today's fire-detection system has a FACP (fire alarm control panel), acts as the system's brain and make quick judgments.
• Detection devices range from smoke and heat detectors to multi-capability detectors, which combine multiple functions into a single instrument.
• Many modern detectors contain switches that allow the detector to tell the FACP exactly where the fire is located.
• The detecting devices detect the presence of smoke or combustion particles and notify the FACP; then the FACP selects what action to take.
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The fire-detection system can also:

• In computer rooms or clean rooms: discharge clean agent fire-suppression systems.

• lIn aircraft hangers or other risky sites: activate deluge fire systems.
• For a pre-action suppression system, open a dry pipe sprinkler system.
• Monitor carbon-monoxide detectors
• Be utilised for various types of emergency notifications, such as severe weather, terrorism, hazardous chemical accidents, evacuations, and so on. Speaker
systems may be used to offer voice directions for action or to protect in place during these circumstances. For two-way communication with trapped
persons, modern FACPs may have telephone handsets in stairwells and elevators.
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How does the Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) works ?

• The FACP may double-check the results with other area detectors, lowering the possibility of false alarms.
• The FACP may activate the building's auditory and visual notification devices, prompting residents to take
action.
• A horn, a flashing strobe light, a bell, or a loudspeaker that gives vocal instructions to the occupants are
examples of notification devices. It may only work on particular floors of a structure.
• It is common in high-rise buildings to issue alerts on the fire floor, the floor above, and the floor below.
• So, there is no need to evacuate the entire structure.
• In a hospital or long-term care institution, the FACP may only alert few particular people to allow
professionals to assess the situation and determine whether or not a general evacuation is necessary.
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