Alternative fire suppression systems are common in many commercial buildings throughout the United States. Wet-chemical, dry chemical, systems utilizing foam, clean agent, and carbon dioxide ...

Detection of a fire can include heat detection, smoke detection, infrared detection, and gas detection equipment. There are several types of fire alarm systems and remote monitoring services available ...

Water mist fire suppression systems represent an advanced and versatile approach to fire control. These systems deploy fine water droplets at high pressures to cool the combustion zone and impede the ...

Do you know that in 2017, almost 100,000 age-standardized deaths occurred globally from heat, fire, and hot substances? Governments worldwide are trying to lessen this staggering number by reducing ...

One of two identical rock trucks that recently burned. The fire suppression systems on the trucks failed. Recent truck fires at mining worksites—one of them fatal—caused the Mine Safety and Health ...

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Fire suppression systems in certain hangers require mandatory performance tests before aircraft can be stored or maintained in them. On Feb. 26 and 27, the U.S. Army ...

More than 30,000 vehicles a day travel through the 1.7-mile-long twin tunnels along I-70 under Loveland Pass. Fires have been known to break out inside the tunnels two to three times a year. CDOT ...

The importance of implementing loss prevention and mitigation techniques that are specifically written for the chemical processing industry Implementing loss prevention and mitigation techniques that ...

As demand for electrical energy storage systems (ESS) has expanded, safety has become a critical concern. This article examines lithium-ion battery ESS housed in outdoor enclosures, which represent ...