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Could firefighting be done without fighting sprinklers?

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Question added by mozahid anwer , MECHANICAL ENGINEER (PROJECT) , ultimate design consultant
Date Posted: 2017/08/22
Waqar Ghani
by Waqar Ghani , Fire Fighter , Emergency Rescue Service (Rescue-1122)

Yes sometime Sprinklers not hit the origin of fire and manual operated equipment have best use their such as carbon dioxide and other fire extinguisher DCP

Abubaker Eltahir Elhassan Eltahir
by Abubaker Eltahir Elhassan Eltahir , Maintenance Engineer , wheata industrial company

no it couldn't , because it is the indictor for the alarm to start

Amit Singh
by Amit Singh , Assistant Design Engineer , Ramboll india pvt ltd

Its totally depends on the type of building in many cases we don't need the fire sprinkler . Exp Small House .

It depends on the kind of building and velocity of the fire. If the velocity of the fire is not much no matter the height of the building, it is appropriate that a portable fire extinguisher should be used to fight the fire. Then if it is a high rise building and the velocity of the fire is much, the it advisable to combine both fire extinguishers and wet sprinklers/hose carbinets to fight the fire. Because fire extinguishers will help in quenching fire at corners where sprinlers might not have access to.

Nazim Nawab
by Nazim Nawab , Building Services Design Engineer , Directorate of Military works

It depends on the type of building and whether building is high rise or low rise. If building is high rise, for sure sprinkler system is the best one to protect it. For low rise building with hight more than 11 meter; fire hose cabinets with portable fire extinguisher to be used for fire protection. Critical spaces with expensive equipment are protected with FM 200 - automatic fire suppression system.

Ameet Ramkalawon
by Ameet Ramkalawon , Service Provider , Independent Foods LLC

In emmergency case fire breake down its not necessary to use sprinklers,it could be done using gaseous extinguisting system with CO2, FM200 or foam mixed type extinguisting system or by using water hose.

ASRAR ASRAR
by ASRAR ASRAR , FIRE ALARM TESTING AND COMMISSIONING TECHNICIAN , BECHTEL CO. LL C

NO FIREFIGHTING CAN'T BE DONE WITHOUT SPRINKLERS BECAUSE sprinkler that is responsible for water distribution onto the fire

Mthandazo Ricky  Dube
by Mthandazo Ricky Dube , firefighter , Bulawayo City Council

Firefighting can be done without sprinklers.Sprinklers are there to suppress and prevent spread of the fire.There might be pockets or angles where the throw of sprinklers can not reach.There are some buildings which store historic documents and artifacts and the use of sprinklers in such buildings is not recommended.Hence calls for firefighting without sprinklers.

DENİZ SUVAN
by DENİZ SUVAN , Piping Engineer , Pondera Industry

Yes, it could be done without sprinklers. Using gaseous extinguishing system with CO2 or FM200 , or water-foam mixed type extinguishing systems, or just using water by hose cabinets and hydrants.

Tanweer Ahmad
by Tanweer Ahmad , Sr. ELV Engineer ( King Fahd International Airport ) , Thyssenkrupp Airport Systems - Other Locations

YES WE HAVE LOTS OF OPTION , LIKE FIRE HOSE CABINET , FM 200, ETC

Mustafa Elsayed PMP
by Mustafa Elsayed PMP , Construction manager , First Fix

yes , using fire hose cabinets, automatic poweder extinguishers , gas systems Co2, FM200,novec1230, .........and more

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