Active fire protection

Active fire protection (AFP) is an integral part of fire protection. AFP is characterized by items and/or systems, which require a certain amount of motion and response in order to work, contrary to passive fire protection. Active fire protection (AFP) is an integral part of fire protection. AFP is characterized by items and/or systems, which require a certain amount of motion and response in order to work, contrary to passive fire protection. Manual fire suppression includes the use of a fire blanket, fire extinguisher, or a standpipe system. A fire blanket is a sheet of fire retardant material that is designed to be placed over a fire to smother it out. small fire blankets are meant for inception stage fires. They are normally made of fiberglass or Kevlar. Larger ones can be found in laboratories and factory's and are designed to be wrapped around a person whose clothes have caught fire. Fire extinguishers are one of the most common manual fire suppression devices and are required in all commercial building and vehicles. Fire extinguisher can be used with little to no training and are meant for small incipient stage fires. The most common extinguisher is the ABC extinguisher and are found in most offices and homes. It can be used on normal fires, liquid fires, and electrical fires. There are also special extinguishers for kitchen fires and for use on burning metals. Standpipes are installed in most large, multistory buildings.there are two types of standpipes dry and wet. Most standpipes are dry systems and can not be used by the public. Dry systems require a fire engine to pump water into the system. Most dry systems don't have pre-connected hoses and require firefighters to bring in the hose. In wet systems, there is always water in the pipes and can be used by anyone. Wet systems will have hoses so building occupants can try and extinguish fires. wet systems are becoming less common with the increase of sprinkler systems being installed. Automatic control means are any form of suppression that requires no human intervention these can include a fire sprinkler system, a gaseous clean agent, or Automatic foam suppression system. Most automatic suppression systems would be found in large commercial kitchens or other high-risk areas. Fire sprinkler systems are installed in all types of buildings, commercial and residential. They are usually located at ceiling level and are connected to a reliable water source, most commonly city water. A typical sprinkler system operates when heat at the site of a fire causes a glass component in the sprinkler head to fail, thereby releasing the water from the sprinkler head. This means that only the sprinkler head at the fire location operates – not all the sprinklers on a floor or in a building. Sprinkler systems help to reduce the growth of a fire, thereby increasing life safety and limiting structural damage.