TYNE AND WEAR FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

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TYNE AND WEAR FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
Creating The Safest Community
Sprinkler Systems and Educational
Establishments The Enforcing Authority View Phil
Clark
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Introduction

• Fire Statistics
• Myths surrounding suppression
• Building Design
• Case Study
• Regulatory Reform Order
• Arson

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Fire Statistics

• Twelve month analysis of 250,000 fires
  10/05-09/06

Source Fire Prevention Fire Engineers Journal
Sept 07
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Fire Statistics
Place of Origin and time of serious fires in
educational premises Jan-Dec 2005
Source Fire Prevention Fire Engineers Journal
Sept 07
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Fire Statistics
Source Fire Prevention Fire Engineers Journal
Sept 07
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Myths Surrounding Suppression

• The television industry.
• Sprinkler heads activate on an individual basis
  NOT all at once.
• They react to heat NOT smoke.
• Sprinklers use large volumes of water and cause
  excessive water damage?

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Sprinkler Head 60/100 litres/min Hand Controlled
Branch 500 litres/min Monitor 2500 litres/min
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Building Design
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Building Design
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Building Design

• New build must satisfy building regulations
• Building bulletin 100 - Designing and managing
  against the risk of fire in schools. (BB100)
• Approved document B - fire safety

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Building Bulletin 100 (Draft)

• Access and facilities for fire service

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Building Bulletin 100 (Draft)
Max Compartment Sizes
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Approved Document B

• B3 internal fire spread structure.
• Max compartment size 2000m2.
• B5 access and facilities for the fire service.
• There should be vehicle access for a pumping
  appliance to small buildings (lt2000m2 and a top
  storey lt 11m above ground level) to either
• 15 of perimeter.
• Within 45m of every point on the projected plan
  area Whichever is less onerous.

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Case Study- A North Tyneside School
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North Tyneside School
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North Tyneside School
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North Tyneside School
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North Tyneside School
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North Tyneside School
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North Tyneside School
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Building Design
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Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

• 1st October 2006

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OBJECTIVES OF THE ORDER

• Creation of a single inspection regime
• Based on Risk Assessment
• Increased compliance and safer premises.

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INSPECTION PROGRAMME

• Risk to life
• High risk premises Sleeping Accommodation
• Involves an audit gathering process.

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GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
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RESPONSIBLE PERSON

• Workplace , the employer
• Any other premises, the person who has control
  over the premises
• The owner, where the person in control of the
  premises does not have control in connection with
  the carrying on by that person of a trade or
  business.

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DUTIES OF THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON

• Carry out a risk assessment
• Provide general fire precautions
• Maintain facilities
• Train employees
• Provide information
• Appoint competent persons
• Co-operate co-ordinate.

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Conflict with Schools

• Display of pupils work in corridors

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Further Guidance

• www.fire.gov.uk

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Arson

• Higher risk in socially and economically deprived
  areas.
• 30 of fires occur when schools are occupied.

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Arson Prevention

• During working hours
• Increased levels of fire detection.
• Out of hours
• Monitored fire detection system and sprinklers
• Security- all of the time

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Sprinklers for Rural/Affluent Areas

• Lower probability of arson however,
• Longer Fire Service attendance times.
• Impact on the community due to the loss of a
  school may be greater.

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Summary

• Sprinklers are the only proven method of
  minimising the effects of a fire.
• They may not be required in every instance for
  life safety but are a necessity for asset
  protection.
• Any suppression system/detection system fitted in
  schools should be monitored.
• The use of sprinklers utilised as part of a fire
  engineered solution will allow for a more
  flexible design of a school whilst ensuring code
  compliance.

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Our Aim Is to Stop Scenes Like This!
Any Questions?
Source www.bbc.co.uk/news