| | The following factors are adopted in order to limit fire spread in homes: | | | 1.Fire fighting equipment | | | 2.Materials of construction | | | 3.Means of escape | | | 4.Protection of openings | | | 5.Subdivision | | | Fire fighting equipment: | | | The suitable equipments for detecting, extinguishing, and warning of fire should be placed in the buildings. These equipments should be located at such places that they are easily accessible. | | | Materials of construction: | | | The structural and non structural elements of the buildings such as floors, partitions, roofs, walls, doors , windows etc should be constructed of fire resisting materials. | | | Means of escape: | | | Suitable means of escape should be provided when fire occurs in the buildings. The means of escape are mainly considered in the designs of cinemas, theatres, town halls, factories, etc. | | | Protection of openings: | | | The openings should be sufficiently protected by using fire resistant doors and windows to limit the fire.The area of the openings should not be excessive. | | | Subdivision: | | | It is desirable to subdivide large buildings into small compartments to reduce the chances of spreading the fire into the whole building. In case of industrial buildings, high risk areas should be isolated from others. | | | | | | | | |
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| | By rishi sharma - On 11/15/2007 1:28:30 PM | | not a perfect answer |
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