- Author
- Beyreis, J. R.
- Title
- New Developments in Fire Protection: Evolution to the Systems Approach Presentation to U.S.-Japan Panel on Fire Research and Safety.
- Coporate
- Underwriters Labs., Inc., Northbrook, IL
- Report
- NBSIR 85-3118
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- National Bureau of Standards. 7th Joint Panel Meeting of the UJNR Panel on Fire Research and Safety. October 24-28, 1983, Gaithersburg, MD, 547-564 p., ['1983', '1985']
- Keywords
- fire protection | automatic sprinkler systems
- Abstract
- In earlier times, the outbreak of fire frequently led to the destruction of entire communities. Over the ages, fire regulations have developed which have made such occurrences largely a thing of the past. The earliest of these regulations was, perhaps, the banning of commonly used combustible materials such as thatched roofing. Efforts at suppression developed. At first, this involved hastily arranged bucket brigades which later led to organized fire companies of more modern times. In the last century, automatic sprinkler systems were introduced. By the early part of this century, the focus turned to the effort to contain fire to a single building by fire separation walls between buildings and later to the objective of confining fire to a single floor or single compartment within a building. Attention was also given to the objective of limiting rapid fire spread involving combustible materials in places of assembly such as theaters and night clubs.