Front cover; Contents; Preface; Author; Chapter 1. Fire Prevention Basics; Chapter 2. Hazardous Commodities and Conditions; Chapter 3. Selling the Concept; Chapter 4. The Local Municipality; Chapter 5. The Role of Firefighters; Chapter 6. Automatic Sprinkler Systems; Chapter 7. Water Supplies; Chapter 8. Commercial Fire Inspections; Chapter 9. Fire Alarms; Chapter 10. Fire Extinguishers; Chapter 11. Fire Pumps; Chapter 12. Standpipe Systems; Chapter 13. Antifreeze Systems for Unheated Areas; Chapter 14. The Lifespan of a Sprinkler System
Summary
"This book presents systems and practices that can increase a facility's ability to avoid fires, limit the development and spread of fires, and effectively control fires. Comprehensive in scope, it focuses on the many subfields of fire protection engineering that comprise the role of facility manager. Introducing managers to the wide array of fire protection engineering applications encountered during typical facility operations, it provides a good command of fire protection and fire prevention basics"--Provided by publisher
