Passive Fire Protection News

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This is a compilation of passive fire protection news & info sourced from across the internet :

Kent Fire and Rescue Service executes efficient flood rescue work across county KFRS received around 20 emergency calls after Kent was hit by floods Following heavy rains, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) received around 20 emergency calls to reports of flooding and issued safety advice to the public. Herne Bay was worst hit, with the Environment Agency reporting more than 60 properties, mainly basement flats, affected by surface water flooding caused by heavy rainfall. After fire officers visited properties in Central... Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT Rickmansworth false fire alarm leads to pensioners' evacuation False fire alarm resulted in evacuating many pensioners from housing complex A false fire alarm resulted in dozens of pensioners being evacuated from a housing complex as firefighters were deployed to tackle the incident on August 24th it has been reported. Fire crews turned up at Moneyhill Court, in Field Way, Rickmansworth, at around 20:00 BST only to discover steam from a hot shower in one of the sheltered houses had triggered the alarm, reports the Watford Observer. The system was reset and the pensioners allowed to get back into their... Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT NFPA collaborates with Chevrolet and OnStar to provide electric vehicle safety training Electric vehicle safety training for first responder to deal with emergeny situation involving electric vehicle NFPA announced collaboration with Chevrolet and Onstar at IAFC’s FRI... Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT Firefighters ask people to check for electrical fire risks in London homes More than 300 of London home fires yearly are a result of faulty equipment or dodgy wiring Faulty electrical items, overloaded plug sockets and dodgy wiring cause hundreds of fires across London each year. That’s why firefighters are asking people to check for electrical fire risks in their homes this Bank Holiday. New figures from the London Fire Brigade show that there are over 600 fires involving electrical appliances in the capital’s homes... Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT City of Portland approves installation of fire sprinklers in all new homes Portland's new building codes will make the installation of fire sprinklers in homes mandatory  Portland has approved building code changes emphasizing installation of fire sprinkler systems in all new homes, effective  September 15. The city of Portland, has approved building code changes that will require all new one- and two-family homes and town houses built in the city to be equipped with life-saving fire sprinkler systems. These new codes will take effect on September 15. Portland’s Code Review Board voted on... Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT Add RSS Feeds To My Web Pages Increase Traffic

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Passive fire Protection Experts

Swart and Sons are the passive fire protection experts in Adelaide. We are specialist maintenance contractors providing a wide range of maintenance and construction services to Adelaide and South Australian Industry since 1954.

Contact us to find out more about our Passive Fire Protection products and services

Swart and Sons Pty Ltd
Unit 18 543 Churchill Rd
Kilburn
SA 5084
Australia

T: (08) 8262 6226
F: (08) 8262 3226

Mark O'Brien - mark@swartandsons.com.au
Damian Swart - damian@swartandsons.com.au
Plans email - plans@swartandsons.com.au
Administration - admin@swartandsons.com.au

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Our passive fire protection offerings include:

Fire Rated Sealouts

Fire rated sealouts are used to smoke seal and fire rate gaps in fire walls, typically up to 40mm wide.
These gaps are normally control joints in fire rated walls to allow for expansion between dissimilar materials.

Fire Rated Ductwork

Smoke exhaust ducts in commercial buildings are used to withdraw smoke from escape passages to allow occupants to escape from a fire.
Swart and Sons fire rate ducts by welding pins onto ducts and then placing weld mesh onto the pins.  A fire rated mortar is then placed onto the mesh in two coats.  The mesh holds the fire proofing materials together in a fire.

Petrochemical Fireproofing

Structural steel and LPG/petrol tanks have to be fireproofed in, for example, oil refineries.  Specific materials fire tested to meet the requirements of fires in these environments are required.  Promet supplies us with Fendolite, a cement based mortar, for these projects.  Typically, cleats are welded onto the steel and then mesh is placed on these, with the Fendolite applied to the mesh.  The material is normally hand toweled and sealed with a flexible waterproof membrane.

Fire Sprays

Fire rated plaster board mortars can be sprayed onto the following building elements in order to fire rate these elements.  Fire ratings of up to 4 hours can be supplied.

• Structural steel.
• Metal clad walls.
• Timber floors.
• Concrete floors and walls.

In the case of older concrete structures the fire ratings can be upgraded over the tensile steelwork.

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