Nowadays, most of the businesses use warehouses to keep their storage. Fires in the warehouse may cause a much higher loss of property even can put them out of business. Every manufacturing to trading company including food, chemicals, textile, pharmaceutical, publications, telecommunication, electronics, garments, aerospace, construction company has a warehouse. Depending on warehouse size, structures, and the amount of storage inside the warehouse, it may difficult to extinguish the fire if occur. In this case, the owners of the warehouses should know that the fire sprinkler system has huge variation. Depending on storage structure variation, the fire hazards type in a particular area will help to determine the type of sprinkler system. So they should select an effective fire protection system to prevent an accidental fair incident. An effective sprinkler system should have sufficient water supply to prevent costly destructive loss. Once the sprinkler system installed, it’s essential to inspect if the water supply system is connected, tested, and maintained regularly. The Essential Selection Factors for Warehouse Fire Protection Solutions The selection of an advanced fire protection system in warehouses depends on storage commodities classes. The source of the fire also an essential factor while choosing a fire protection system. It could be arson, electrical, smoking material, wood, synthetic materials, fabrics, packing materials, papers, flame, sparks, spontaneous ignition, and self-combustible chemicals Sprinkler system covers a specific commodity classification within a particular storage configuration. If the proper method is not choosing, the fire may not be adequately extinguished. Depending on the water sensitivity of the commodity, the fire protection system will be different. If water based fire protection is used for the water-sensitive materials, it will cause damage. Our Recommended Fire Protection Solutions There are different types of fire solutions. You can check them out and know how we help our clients by saving money with their warehouse and distribution facilities. The Automated Fire Sprinkler System An automated sprinkler system is the most common system for the warehouse. It is a chemical-free, automated system designed to control fire or heat at the initial stage. They consist of a network of water pipes equipped with discharge nozzles (sprinklers) appropriately distributed throughout the warehouse. It discharged water from the heads of the sprinkler breaks the fire triangle by taking away heat effectively from the rated area. The closest sprinkler to the fire activates only to mitigate the fire, protects the asset from fire, smoke, and heat damage. Also, it allows for safe evacuation. Factors Need for Selecting Sprinkler System Fire Protection The Factors that are useful to determine the type of for a storage facility needed include: Type stored goods Type of packaging, pallet, shelving, and structure The storage Height Clearance to ceiling Storage system If any of the factors mentioned above, change or modifies the sprinkler system must be adjusted accordingly. Types of Sprinkler There are many variations of the Fire Sprinkler system. The automatic sprinkler system for the warehouse specifies as per building height along with storage rack height. NFPA 13 is a standard for installing the sprinkler system. It has specified sprinkler system design and installation processes. For the proper functioning of the system, they should follow in coordination with the country base local standard. In Rack Sprinkler System In-rack sprinklers are designed explicitly for the racked storage area. The systems can’t prevent fire but contain the fire within a specific racks area. It releases water into a targeted area to minimize damage and extinguish the fire within a short period. That also prevents the fire from spreading to other parts of the building. In-rack sprinklers installs with a network of pipes surrounding the racked structure throughout the entire storage area. By this system, fire in one rack can be extinguished before it consumes surrounding materials on other adjacent shelves. These fire sprinkler systems are automated that ensures the fastest possible response in the event of a fire. ESFR Sprinklers Early Suppression Fast Responses (ESFR) sprinklers are ceiling-mounted systems used in warehouses. These systems are designed to suppress the fire by releasing a high-velocity, large volume of water directly on the fire. These sprinklers are very fast in response to fires that covering an extended storage height. The systems react more quickly than traditional sprinkler systems using larger water droplets. In a warehouse, fires can be deep-seated fast where fire needs to cut down quickly. The intension of using ESFR is not just to control the fire but extinguish it. The ESFR system will provide better protection than the in-rack system. But there are some limitations with using ESFR sprinklers. ESFR systems are not suitable for specific storage configurations or building types. Quell Sprinkler System This design of Fire Sprinkler System is for cold storage or unheated warehouses and highly crowded storage area. A “surround and drown” method is used so that your building and goods can save that stored in the warehouse. This system surrounds the protected area with a large amount of water for extinguishing the fire. There is no need for a rack sprinkler system in storage if installed in the quell sprinkler system. That makes storing commodities more flexible. When the system is activated, it delays the discharge of water to allow one or more additional sprinklers that may thermally be activated by the fire. The system is developed to protect high piled storage. Water Spray Fixed fire protection System A fixed water spray system is another variant of an automated sprinkler system. It is a particular fixed pipe system that discharges water under high pressure in a specific directional pattern. In this system, the water discharge from specially designed spray nozzles or equivalent devices. The system can be activated automatically by fire detection and alarm system or manually or both. A fixed spray system is a perfect fire protection system for the effective extinguishment of the warehouse, which has high flammable chemical commodities. The system is useful in the areas where the spread of fire is swift and rapidly goes out of control within a short time. The fixed water spray system causes less damage compared to the traditional sprinkler system. Clean Agent Fire Suppression System The system is for the storage areas that can cause severe damage by the traditional waterbased fire protection system. It is a waterless fast-acting fire suppression system. Gaseous clean agents suppress the fire before it starts to grow and emits heat or high flame. This extinguishment happens without damaging any electronics, files, or other crucial sensitive resources. This system is perfect for the storage area having electronic components. It can minimize the damage and bring the business back in operation quickly. But this system works efficiently for small occupied spaces. There are both water-sensitive or no sensitive components store in some warehouses. The installation of only one fire protection system could not be an adequate solution for those warehouses. In this case, as per water sensitivity, product segregation is mandatory. There can install a sprinkler system for general commodities and the clean agent system for electronic commodities. Clean agent suppression systems can control the fire automatically and also have the option to control it manually as required. The gaseous agent is safe for humans and the environment.