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FireClass Scenarios
FireClass for Care Home
Environments
The reliability of a suitable fire detection and
alarm system within a residential care home is
paramount as its primary function is to protect
life. Unlike most buildings whose occupants
are of sound mind and body, this is not always
the case in residential care premises and this
should be taken into account when planning
your fire detection system.
Disruption can be stressful to residents and
it is therefore vital that the chosen system
provides effective cover, performs reliably,
and gives the maximum possible warning
in the event of fire, given the additional
difficulties in evacuating residents to safety.
Furnishings in residential homes often contain
carbon. When these materials are involved in
a slow smouldering fire, carbon monoxide is
released. The combustion gas is highly toxic,
odourless and colourless and poses a major
threat to a person sleeping. Long before there
are any visible signs, toxic gases can reach
dangerously high levels. In older and frailer
people the threat to life is exacerbated.
By installing the FC460PC Multisensory in
each bedroom, protection is afforded to the
highest level from the emissions from a fire of
heat, smoke and carbon monoxide.
FireClass for Care Home
Environments
The reliability of a suitable fire detection and
alarm system within a residential care home is
paramount as its primary function is to protect
life. Unlike most buildings whose occupants
are of sound mind and body, this is not always
the case in residential care premises and this
should be taken into account when planning
your fire detection system.
Disruption can be stressful to residents and
it is therefore vital that the chosen system
provides effective cover, performs reliably,
and gives the maximum possible warning
in the event of fire, given the additional
difficulties in evacuating residents to safety.
Furnishings in residential homes often contain
carbon. When these materials are involved in
a slow smouldering fire, carbon monoxide is
released. The combustion gas is highly toxic,
odourless and colourless and poses a major
threat to a person sleeping. Long before there
are any visible signs, toxic gases can reach
dangerously high levels. In older and frailer
people the threat to life is exacerbated.
By installing the FC460PC Multisensory in
each bedroom, protection is afforded to the
highest level from the emissions from a fire of
heat, smoke and carbon monoxide.
