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2 Protecting Your Property: Protecting How Well Your Do Property: You Know How Your Well Do You Know Your Fire Fire Systems Systems Joe Szewczyk, Risk Control Consultant Joe Szewczyk, Risk Control Consultant

3 Objectives Where regulations related to fire systems come from Who enforces the laws related to fire system installation, maintenance, and testing What the different components that make up a fire system

4 Objectives Review testing and inspection requirements and frequency for components of your fire system Discuss the benefits of different components of fire systems Discuss the importance of prevention relating to protecting your property

5 General Information NFPA TSFMO Extinguishers Alarm Sprinkler Suppression Installation Maintenance Licensing AHJ NOI

6 Fire Systems Overview Fire Alarm Systems Detection and Notification Sprinkler Systems Water Based Fire Protection Fire Systems Suppression Systems Chemical Based Fire Protection Fire Extinguishers Portable Extinguisher Protection

7 Fire Extinguishers First line of defense Minimum standard Size Shape Labeling

8 Extinguisher General No universal ext Classifications Training Fire Safety Training Bullox Simulator 911 Fire Alarm Fight/Flight

9 Extinguisher General Inspections Annual/Monthly Tags/Seals Service Signage Mounting

10 Fire Alarm Systems FACP Signals Alarm (Red) Trouble Supervisory Ground Fault

11 Fire Alarm Systems Inspection Tags Blue Yellow Red White Frequency Monitoring

12 Fire Alarm Systems Initiating Devices Smoke Detector Pull Station Heat Detector Sprinkler Duct Detector Smoke Detector Heat Detector Pull Station Sprinkler

13 Fire Alarm Systems Notification Devices Strobes Speakers Horns Beacons Evacuation Alarm detected Speaker Strobe Strobe

14 Control Functions Power Relays Door/Fan Controls Suppression Release AHU Shutdown Elevator Recall Fire Alarm Systems

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16 Fire Sprinkler Systems

17 Fire Sprinkler Systems Roof 3rd Floor The Main and Primary Branch lines are also called Risers because they rise up through the floors 2ndFloor 1 st Floor Branch Secondary Branch Primary Branch Sprinklers are like the leaves They can be anywhere along the branch, but are the final extension The endpoint Main Trunk

18 Fire Sprinkler Systems Sprinkler Heads Glass Bulb Solder Link Control Valves Reporting

19 Fire Sprinkler Systems Wet Systems Uses Anti Freeze Loop Testing Maintenance Internal 5 yrs Gauges

20 Fire Sprinkler Systems Dry Systems Uses Deluge Testing Maintenance Internal 3yrs Gauges AIR WATER

21 Fire Sprinkler Systems Pre Action Systems Uses vs. dry system Testing Maintenance Internal 3yrs Gauges

22 Protection Sprinkler Systems Inspection Tags White Yellow Red Valves Signs

23 Fire Sprinkler Systems All fire sprinkler systems have means of isolation, via valve control. There are numerous types of control valves: Underground Curb Valves Covers painted Red PIV Post Indicator Valves Named because they show OPEN or SHUT in the window Used to isolate Fire Hydrants and Fire Loop Supply lines Tamper control valves are used once the supply line comes out of the ground. Called Tamper valves because they are supervised by the fire alarm system.

24 Fire Sprinkler Systems Valves are located throughout the sprinkler system, for isolation without rendering the entire system in an isolated state. Roof 3rd Floor 2ndFloor 1 st Floor

25 Fire Suppression Systems

26 Fire Suppression Systems

27 Fire Suppression Systems Uses Testing Maint 6 mo Links Hydro

28 Risk Control Consultants Northwest Risk Control Jack Coffey Northeast Risk Control Isaac Garcia Southwest Risk Control Larry Boccaccio Southeast Risk Control Joe Szewczyk

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