Fire Systems Design:

Engineering Design

We shall undertake the detail design of ALL required fire safety systems, be it fire sprinklers, smoke detection, alarms etc. These items by their very nature will require extensive design and preparation of specifications.
Procuring of the most cost effective prices, adjudication on same and making the appropriate recommendations.
Preparation of, and responsibilities for budgets on fire-related items are dealt with by PFM (Prana Fire Management).
Upon agreement with yourself of the issues involved. Supervision of fire equipment installation contractors on systems designed by PFM (Prana Fire Management).
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The Protection of occupants or users therein is ensured and that provision is made for the safe evacuation of such occupants of users

The spread and intensity of such fire within such building and the spread of fire to any other building will be minimized

Sufficient stability will be retained to ensure that such building will not endanger any other building: Provided that in the case of any multi Story building no major failure of the structural system shall occur

The generation and spread of smoke will be minimized or controlled to the greatest extent reasonably practicable; and Adequate means of access, and equipment for detecting, fighting, controlling, and extinguishing such fire, is provided

Devices

Fire alarm systems have devices connected to them to detect the fire/smoke or to alert the occupants of an emergency. Below is a list of common devices found on a fire alarm.
Fire Systems Design

Manual pull station/manual call points – Devices to allow people to manually activate the fire alarm. Usually located near exits. Also called “manual pull boxes”. Other countries have different devices as standard, for example the Uk uses ‘break – glasses’, when people break a small pane of glass to activate the alarm

Prana FM Smoke Detector

Smoke detectors – spot type:

Photoelectric and lionization; Line Type; Projected Beam
Prana FM Smoke Detector Air

Smoke Detector; Air

Sampling type: cloud chamber.
Prana FM Water Flow Switches

Water Flow Switches

Rate of Rise and Thermostat (heat) Detectors
Prana FM Valve Supervisory Switch

Valve Supervisory Switch

Indicates that a fire sprinkler system valve that is required to be open, is now closed (off-normal)
Prana FM Carbon Monoxide Detector

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Detects poisonous carbon monoxide gas and usually only connected to household fire alarm systems. Very rarely seen in commercial systems.

Appliances

Notification Appliances – fire alarm system component used to notify people of the need of action in connection with the activation of a fire alarm device.
  • Notification appliances may employ audible, visible, tactile, textual or even factory stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency.
  • Audible or visible signals are the most common and may utilize speakers to deliver live or pre-recorded instructions to the occupants.
  • In the united States fire alarms evacuation signals are required to use a standardized interrupted four count temporal pattern to avoid confusion with other signals using similar sounding appliances.
Fire Systems Design

Magnetic door holders – wall of floor mounted electromagnets controlled by a fire alarm system or directly connected smoke detectors that hold open spring- loaded self-closing smoke tight doors by magnetic attraction to a door mounted iron armature.