- Author
- Su, J. Z.
- Title
- Fire Detection and Suppression Studies.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Journal
- CABA Home and Building Automation Quarterly, 24-26, Autumn
- Report
- NRCC-46113
- Distribution
- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Telephone (613) 993-2607, Fax: (613) 952-7673, Email: [email protected] Website: http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/fulltext/nrcc46113/
- Keywords
- fire detection | fire suppression | fire fighting training | large scale fire tests | experiments | smoke detectors | sprinkler systems
- Identifiers
- smoke detector response testing; evaluation of polyethylene pipe sprinkler system
- Abstract
- When the automation of hydroelectric generating facilities meant Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. no longer needed the town of Kemano, British Columbia, the deserted town was donated to British Columbia's fire services for training and research. The National Research Council of Canada (NRC), through its Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) Fire Risk Management Program, was invited to conduct a series of full-scale fire experiments at Kemano. This research is part of an ongoing effort in the fire protection community to maximize the benefit of residential fire protection technologies to improve home fire safety. The 40% decline in Canadian fire fatalities between 1985 and 1995 is mostly attributable to the use of residential smoke alarms and the enforcement of the relevant codes and standards.