How to avoid Commercial fires

6/21/2019 (Permalink)

Commercial building fires put all types of businesses at risk, from manufacturing plants to offices. Statistics gathered by the U.S. Fire Administration estimates that 96,800 non-residential fires occurred over nine years, resulting in 145 deaths, 1,550 injuries and over $2 billion in damages.

Many commercial building fires could have either been avoided or had minimal damage through the installation of an improved fire safety system. An effective fire safety and prevention system for commercial buildings incorporates three main elements: detection, control and extinguishing.

Commercial buildings should have smoke and fire alarms throughout the building. These alarms are all too often forgotten about as an important part of routine maintenance. Fire alarms are not only necessary to be code compliant, but they also help to save lives. Additional equipment, like fire and smoke curtains, should also be installed for maximum protection of both inhabitants and products.

In order to reduce the chances of a fire happening in your building, it's important to understand which factors play a role as well as what containment equipment is most suitable.

https://smokeguard.com/blog/2019/february/06/how-to-avoid-the-top-5-causes-of-commercial-building-fires

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