Fire Engineering: Capabilities, Process, Stakeholders, and Calculations

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Firing Engineering 2
Question 1
List 4 capabilities required of a person to be considered a competent fire safety engineer
1. Be able to undertake annual fire safety statement evaluation of a building
2. Should be able to endorse specifications and plans relevant fire safety systems
3. Must be able to endorse exceptions to the building codes for a minor work to the existing
building
4. Must endorse a fire safety alternative solutions report.
Question 2
For each of the fire engineering activities indicated, nominate the appropriate fire safety Sub-
system
(a) Determining the time of activation of a fire alarm system.
Fire initiation, development, and control
(b) Determining the time for occupants to respond to a fire alarm
Smoke development, spread, and control
(c) Determining the time for the fire brigade to complete search and rescue activities
The fire spread, impact, and control
(d) Determining the time for the fire to break through a solid-core door
Fire detection warning and suppression
(e) Determining the appropriate fire growth rate for a design fire
Occupant evacuation and control

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(f) Determining the time of flashover.
Fire service intervention
Question 3
Provide an outline of the fire engineering process along with a brief description of each of the
key stages.
Raising the alarm.
Upon realizing a fire, it is important to raise the alarm through yelling FIRE! (this help to
vigilant everyone in the abrupt purlieu) and then trigger the adjacent fire alarm of push-glass
call-point (Tom, 2011). If harmless to do it, employ a suitable fire extinguisher to handle the fire,
but this is only undertaken when your exit is clear.
Evacuation procedure
Upon hearing a nonstop siren, vacate the structure as soon as possible through the adjacent exit.
Help any contractors or visitors to vacate the structure. When an erratic alarm is heard, there is a
fire alert that needs examination. Be ready to vacate the building when this becomes a nonstop
siren (Krul, 2014).
Fire precautions
The Sector of fire will certify that suitable fire provisions are in place through the regions under
its control. This can be realized through: