WHY FLS MATTERS
DURING AN EVENT SUCH AS A FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY THAT INTRODUCES POLLUTANTS INTO THE AIR, HVAC (HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING) DUCTWORK CAN ACT AS A FREEWAY, CIRCULATING SMOKE AND TOXINS THROUGHOUT A STRUCTURE, EVEN TO OFFICES FAR AWAY FROM THE FLASHPOINT. MANY OF THESE STRUCTURES ARE SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND ELDERCARE FACILITIES.
Built-in fire and smoke dampers can prevent this from happening.
The successful operations of fire life safety building systems could mean the difference between a nuisance fire and an uncontrollable catastrophe. But fire and smoke dampers experience an average failure rate of 47%. Most of them could be found, repaired and prevented by a proper hands-on inspection by ICB-Certified HVAC Fire Life Safety professionals.
James Milke and Robert Ayoub, Department of Fire Protection Engineering University of Maryland (July 21, 2021). Reliability of Fire Dampers, Smoke Dampers and Smoke Control Systems.
