For most of us, the idea of putting out a small fire is quite simple: Spray the flames with water, and they should extinguish in a small amount of time. Seems pretty straightforward. If you work in an industry that involves special hazard items, relying on this technique could prove detrimental for your building and inventory. Special hazards for fires include areas with exceptionally high-valued equipment, irreplaceable items such as documents, artifacts, super computers, and pieces of art. For these reasons and more, many businesses choose to install special fire suppression systems in Iowa to help best protect their assets from the irreversible damage caused by a fire. One of the most successful methods relied on for many years has been Co2 gas.
So how does it all work? In a traditional sprinkler fire alarm system, if a sensor detects a measureable heat above a set threshold, it will activate a sprinkler system to immediately smother the flames with lots of water. While some systems are sophisticated to limit the sprinkler head activation to just the area it sensed the heat, there is still going to be a considerable amount of water damage to any surrounding areas, not initially impacted by the fire. If you space is filled with valuable, irreplaceable equipment, this could be quite the blow. Co2 based systems work using a thick fog of carbon dioxide that smothers and suffocates the flames, without leaving residue or damage to anything else valuable in the space. Released almost instantaneously, this method helps prevent even the smallest fires from spreading, and can cover the entirety of the space in fire suppressant in just seconds.
If you are in charge of a business or organization in Iowa, it is important for you to be knowledgeable about Iowa’s fire safety codes and requirements, so that you can make sure you have the proper fire alarm systems installed.
There are many different applications for fire alarm systems in Iowa in both the public and private sector.
Public Transportation SystemsOne part of the public sector that is very reliant on fire alarm systems is the public transportation system.
Public transportation systems are often filled to capacity with people, and have a generally chaotic atmosphere.
The chaos is likely due to the fact that everyone using public transportation is in a hurry to get somewhere.
Having reliable fire alarm systems on public transportation is extremely important, because if a fire starts, everyone in the vicinity needs to be able to get the message about the fire clearly and immediately so that they can evacuate properly and everyone can get out of harm’s way.
CO2 fire extinguisher discharges CO2 gas, also known as carbon dioxide.
This is stored in the extinguisher as a liquid, and the gas is created under pressure when the handle of the extinguisher is squeezed.This causes the CO2 gas to emerge at great speed, which is why CO2 fire extinguishers are not recommended for chip pan fires – they could literally blast the flames into surrounding areas.Unlike water and foam extinguishers, CO2 fire extinguishers do not work by cooling the fire and so are ineffective on fires involving flammable solids.Instead, CO2 extinguisher work by replacing the oxygen surrounding the flames with carbon dioxide, meaning the fire can no longer burn.
Precaution: Fire extinguisher refilling and maintenance is necessary once in a year.
