Why is passive fire protection important in Buildings?


Passive fire protection is a very vital component of fire protection that must be planned for from the very initial design stages of any building. Additionally, passive fire protection is a key part of building fire safety and must be subject to the same precise installation, inspection, and sign-off as active fire protection. Also, Passive fire protection systems should be properly specified, installed and maintained.

Passive Fire Protection India has two key components: 1) Fire resistance and 2) Reaction to fire. The Fire resistance focused on using a fire-separating element to limit the spread of fire through the element or to prevent building collapse of load-bearing elements. On the other hand, Reaction to fire is restricting flammability (surface burning behavior of a component or material and how it promotes rapid flame spread, smoke production, and hot gases).