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Prevention of Ignition and Limitation of Fire Development in Furnishing and Home Environment
Some fire safety measures will benefit all types of homes and occupants, while other measures may not be helpful for people who are considered as especially vulnerable in a fire situation. Fire safety should therefore be planned and designed with a holistic perspective, taking both the specific building and individual into account.
One important factor in residential fireResidential fires safety is the furnishing. The furnishing may be easily ignited and may represent large amounts of fuel that can lead to a rapid fireFires development with high heat release and large amounts of toxic smoke.
FireFires statistics has shown that the most typical ignitionIgnition sources in dwelling firesFires are open flames, smokingSmoking materials and electrical apparatuses and installations. Upholstered furnitureUpholstered furniture and mattressesMattresses are often involved in residential firesResidential fires, both as the first items ignited and as objects responsible for fireFires development. This chapter describes the problem connected to soft furnishing and proposes ways of solving it. Other types of furnishing, their role in fireFires development and possible solutions to the problem are also described.
Prevention of Ignition and Limitation of Fire Development in Furnishing and Home Environment
Some fire safety measures will benefit all types of homes and occupants, while other measures may not be helpful for people who are considered as especially vulnerable in a fire situation. Fire safety should therefore be planned and designed with a holistic perspective, taking both the specific building and individual into account.
One important factor in residential fireResidential fires safety is the furnishing. The furnishing may be easily ignited and may represent large amounts of fuel that can lead to a rapid fireFires development with high heat release and large amounts of toxic smoke.
FireFires statistics has shown that the most typical ignitionIgnition sources in dwelling firesFires are open flames, smokingSmoking materials and electrical apparatuses and installations. Upholstered furnitureUpholstered furniture and mattressesMattresses are often involved in residential firesResidential fires, both as the first items ignited and as objects responsible for fireFires development. This chapter describes the problem connected to soft furnishing and proposes ways of solving it. Other types of furnishing, their role in fireFires development and possible solutions to the problem are also described.
Prevention of Ignition and Limitation of Fire Development in Furnishing and Home Environment
The soc. of Fire Protection Engineers Series
Runefors, Marcus (editor) / Andersson, Ragnar (editor) / Delin, Mattias (editor) / Gell, Thomas (editor) / Steen-Hansen, Anne (author) / Storesund, Karolina (author)
2022-08-28
18 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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