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What is the difference between active and passive fire protection
Read nowWhat is the difference between active and passive fire protection
There are two main differences between active and passive fire protection. Firstly, while active fire protection systems detect and suppress flames, the purpose of passive fire protection is to inhibit the spread of fire throughout a building and reduce structural damage. Secondly, the term ‘passive’ can be used to define fire protection measures that do not require human intervention to work, following their initial installation. In comparison, an ‘active’ fire protection measure will often have to be triggered or handled by occupants or fire safety professionals to suppress fire.
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What is a passive fire product?
Passive fire products are the first line of defense in a fire, and they work by reacting to fire without human intervention, sealing openings to contain fire in a building by means of compartmentation, by retarding the passage of flames across a surface, and by resisting the penetration of fire into structural elements such as doors. This not only limits the damage to property but gives time for people to be evacuated safely from the building and allows firefighters to get to the scene.Read now
