Data on portable extinguisher use in the UK is published by the FIA. You can download a summary of the 2011 report at:
http://www.fia.uk.com/filemanager/root/site_assets/articles/ifp_-_portables.pdf This shows that 88% of fires tacked with extinguishers were put out. Stewart On 17 Apr 2011, at 01:55, Chris Mak wrote: > The Europeans relatively recently (in the 2000's?) carried out surveys and > found similar statistics. From memory, somewhere in the 80%'s. > > I'm sure that Alan Brinson would have this data. > > Our Sprinkler Standard calls up for extinguishers for this reason. Put out > the small fire before the sprinkler operates, and thereby minimise damage. > > Regards > > > > Chris Mak | Aon New Zealand > Technical Services Manager > Level 1, 4 Fred Thomas Drive Takapuna > t: +6494869761 | f: +6494860112 | m: +64274344058 > e: [email protected] > > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Hicks > Sent: Sunday, 17 April 2011 12:52 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: PC- 3 Laboratories > > > Before I left the fire service 20 + years ago, the Oregon State FM had an > article in the Gated Wye, about fire extinguisher use in reported fires. I > do not remember the exact figures now, of the reported fires, about 93 % of > the fires that fire extinguishers were used on, were controlled by fire > extinguishers. Of the fires controlled by fire extinguishers, a very small > number of the fires are reported to the FD. Fire extinguishers can help > control an incipient fire. > > Douglas Hicks > General Fire Equipment Co of Eastern Oregon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Cahill > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 3:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PC- 3 Laboratories > > I don't concur with the statement they don't have a stellar success rate. > In some sprinkler research I found a statistically significant number of > fires put out with extinguishers in SPRINKLERED buildings. We including I > often speak of the holy grail of sprinklers but these very cheap cousins are > valuable. I guarantee they have put out more fires than fires alarms with > all the strobes and costs. And lost in the data is a fire knocked down so > it's smaller than would have been when the FD arrived. > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > > > > This communication (and any attachments) is directed in confidence to the > addressee(s) listed above, and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or > used. The contents of this communication may also be subject to privilege, > and all rights to that privilege are expressly claimed and not waived. If you > have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail > or by telephone and delete this communication (and any attachments) without > making a copy. > > Before opening or using attachments, you should check them for viruses and > defects. We do not accept liability in connection with computer virus, data > corruption, delay, interruption, unauthorised access or unauthorised > amendment. > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
