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Wednesday, 21 December 2022 / Published in Firefree News

The Basics of Passive Fire Protection for Buildings

The Basics of Passive Fire Protection for Buildings

Passive fire protection can be a difficult concept for some building owners to understand. Despite the confusion, it is crucial to the safety of any building. If you are confused about what passive fire protection is, keep reading to learn more about the basics of passive fire protection for buildings.

What is Passive Fire Protection?

Passive fire protection is a type of fire safety system that entails fire-resistant building materials. These materials control and prevent the spread of a fire when one develops in a building. Passive fire protection is different from active fire protection—such as fire extinguishers—because it involves stationary elements that do not require manual activation.

Active fire protection requires maintenance, is subject to mechanical failures, and is dependent on third-party factors—such as water availability and water pressure.

None of these factors affect passive protection systems. Think of passive fire protection methods as always on and running in the background, whether there is a fire present or not. This is why passive protection systems are often referred to as sleeping firefighters.

Examples of Passive Fire Protection

Some of the best examples of passive fire protection are materials that go into a building’s construction and design. For example, fire-resistant windows and doors utilize materials that contain and control fires. Builders install these materials around a plan to compartmentalize the building—which strategically contains fires and prevents the spread of smoke through ductwork and airways.

Fire-resistant paints are another example of passive fire protection. Professional painters apply this flame-retardant material to a building’s materials to prevent them from weakening during a fire and to prevent the spread of fire throughout a building.

Importance of Passive Fire Protection for Buildings

Passive fire protection prevents and delays the spread of fire throughout a building. These built-in building materials provide protection without any of the building’s occupants needing to put themselves in harm’s way to fight a fire. This allows occupants to instead focus on evacuating the building with the extra time that passive fire protection provides.

Slowing the spread of the flames also allows emergency services more time to arrive on the scene and extinguish the blaze. Every building should feature a strategic mix of both active and passive fire prevention methods for maximum safety.

We hope this quick guide on the basics of passive fire protection for buildings helps you understand passive fire protection and how it can enhance your building’s safety. If you are currently in the building planning phases and wish to better protect your building, contact us at Firefree today for more information about intumescent paints. We can get you set up with fire-resistant paints to protect your building’s structural materials.

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