Post Deployment

FPA - Risk management and fire protection for mission-critical facilities

Developments in Technology By Barry Lee Oam, Honorary Life Member, FPA Australia Telecommunications installations are good examples of mission-critical facilities. And they have experienced some disastrous fires; prominent among them the 1975 fire...

Xtralis - "What A Coincidence! – Very Early Warning Smoke Detection Together With Suppression Actuation"

Overview The early detection of smoke becomes significantly more difficult in areas, such as computer rooms and telecommunications facilities, where the air, and hence any smoke, is being continuously circulated and filtered by air handling systems....

Xtralis - Using air sampling smoke detection to protect data centers from fire

Overview With an electrical usage 5 to 10 times the normal power requirement of a standard office, Data Centers require specialist air conditioning to maintain their ideal operating environment. Conventional ‘passive’ detectors are ne...