- Author
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Chief Fire Officers Association
- Title
- Guide to Automatic Water Suppression Systems (AWSS) and Their Practical Application.
- Coporate
- Chief Fire Officers Association, Staffordshire, UK
- Keywords
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water
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fire suppression
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sprinklers
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sprinkler systems
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fire safety
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information dissemination
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commercial buildings
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industrial buildings
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fire departments
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design applications
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residential buildings
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high rise buildings
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costs
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schools
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installing
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housing
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fire protection
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hotels
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public buildings
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compartments
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warehouses
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education
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historic buildings
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decision making
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fire damage
- Identifiers
- Automatic Water Suppression Systems (AWSS)
- Abstract
- The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) is committed to saving life and protecting property through the application of sprinklers and other water suppression systems. CFOA are independently progressing and contributing to a number of initiatives, which seek to promote the use of sprinklers in our communities, these include: *The legal requirement to fit sprinklers in schools and other education establishments, *To widen the use of sprinklers and other water suppression systems in domestic properties, *To support the development and application of low cost sprinklers in domestic properties, *To secure the use of water suppression systems in any property, which would save life, permit design freedoms and encourage innovative modern architecture, *To support and work in partnership with all stakeholders from within the water suppression industry towards the combined vision of wider use of water suppression systems in our society. Fire and Rescue Services are engaging with an unprecedented range of legislative change, which has as its very core a risk based approach to the delivery of our preventative, protective and response services. The business case is compelling, water suppression systems save life, reduce injuries, protect any property and sustains businesses all at a competitive and potentially reduced cost. I would like to acknowledge the work of the professionals from within our service who have produced this guidance and I commend it to you in promoting the development of sprinklers and other water suppression systems within our communities. The guidance has four sections: Section 1: The business case, Section 2: Facts, information and descriptions of common systems, Section 3: Alternative design strategies and Section 4: Case studies.