Some buildings have specific rooms that call for particular fire safety systems. Considered “Special Hazards” are computer server rooms, data colocation, archives, phone switches, museums, and some industrial machinery. When sprinkler water can cause more damage than the fire they are suppressing, special hazard fire suppression systems are your greatest friend.

– CO2

– Clean Agents

• FM-200
• FE-13
• Sapphire
• NOVEC 1230
• Inergen

• cleanup of other agents presents a challenge;
• Hazard blockages call for the use of a gaseous agent. 
• CO2 is not preferred.
• Usually, the hazard demands a non-toxic agent.

• Computer server rooms
• Sub-floors
• Control rooms
• Critical file storage rooms
• Telecommunications facilities
• Clean rooms
• Electric switchgear
• Vaults
• Archives
• Data Colocation Facilities

FM-200

Safe for humans and electrically non-conductive, FM-200 is a clean, colorless, ecologically friendly fire suppressor. By means of heat absorption, it smothers and extinguishes fires, therefore producing no residue. With over 100,000 installations spread over more than 70 countries, FM-200 is approved globally and reduces downtime for cleanup.

FM200 has several benefits.

• quick response extinguishes flames in a few seconds, therefore reducing damage.
• Leaves no clean-up needs, so safeguarding sensitive equipment.
• Safe for Residential Users: Non-toxic at usual design dosages guarantees personal safety.
• Environmentally friendly: has minimal global warming potential and a shorter atmospheric lifetime than more recent agents like Halon.

CO2:

Both abundantly available and electrically non-conductive, CO2, the colorless, odorless, chemically inert gas, is neither It mostly extinguishes fire by reducing the oxygen level necessary for combustion in a contained space. Despite the fact that CO2 suppression devices require little cleanup and are very effective at suppressing fires, personnel should use them in typically unoccupied hazard areas or stay away from them in any other case.

Benefits of CO2:

• Extremely effective: rapidly cools and oxygen displaces fires.
• Adaptable for a broad spectrum of uses, including flammable liquid storage and industrial gear, this is also
• Leaves no residue, thereby removing the need for post-fire clean-up.
• Economically speaking, CO2 is a reasonably priced fire extinguisher.

Inergen

Three naturally occurring gases—nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide—make up Inergen. An Inergen system reduces the oxygen content of the protected region to a level adequate for human survival but inadequate to support combustion. That is straightforward. Inergen will not create a heavy fog the way other extinguishing chemicals do, as it is not a chemical agent; hence, escape routes remain obvious.

Inergen’s advantages include:

• Human safety: lets people breathe until the fire is out, so adding extra protection in populated spaces.
• Inergen gases are naturally produced in the atmosphere and are benign for the ecosystem.
• Leaves no residue, thereby insuring no damage to delicate machinery.
• Good all over fire classes: appropriate for several fire types, including common combustibles, flammable liquids, and electrical.

NOVEC 1230

The Halon alternative to next-generation clean agents is Novec 1230 fire protection fluid. It offers an exceptional environmental profile along with great extinguishing power. Zero ozone depletion potential, only one global warming potential, a five-day atmospheric lifetime, and a great margin of safety for populated areas define Novec 1230 fire prevention fluid. Mostly by removing heat from the fire, Novec 1230 fire protection fluid extinguishes fire. It is also electrically non-conductive.

FM-13

DuPont developed FE-13 first as a chemical refrigerant. Its molecules at the flame front absorb heat from a fire in much the same way a sponge absorbs liquid. Furthermore, FE-13 shows some capacity to stop the chain of combustion in the way Halon 1301 does.