Few people have had first-hand experience of a fire and it is difficult to understand the terror, panic and threat that one feels when a fire is first encountered and especially so when an outbreak becomes uncontrollable.
In care homes and specialist residential developments, the terror effect is heightened when dependent and sometimes frail and confused residents are involved. Apart from the risk to life and property damage, a serious fire disrupts resident care, well-being and leaves residents with feelings of insecurity leading to a loss of confidence in the building and their neighbors.
It is estimated that each year in the UK there are between 800 and 900 fires in premises providing care for older persons. During the decade preceding 2007, more than 45 people died in such fires with over 1,000 being injured. Up to this date on average five people per year died as a result of fire and a further 90 are injured.
The financial and organisational ramifications from fire damage can be considerable for the landlord, often costing many thousands of pounds together with the unquantifiable and possible long term consequences in terms of income loss from void properties that potential bad publicity may cause. Meanwhile, care home landlords are liable to stringent laws and regulations under their duty of care to residents.
With this in mind, Premier Mist has developed the DualMIST™ low pressure system as the ideal fire protection for care home and other residential buildings as the low flow characteristics of the system delivers a highly efficient fire suppression solution for those responsible for the safety of care home buildings and their clients.
The DualMIST™ system discharges only 25 LPM per nozzle which is substantially less than other credible mist providers and traditional sprinkler systems.
The low discharge positively affects the following:
• Optimal plant sizing consisting of a combined tank and pump sets within a 2.5m (l) x 2m (w) footprint.
• Total plant weight including water storage tank of only 3500 kg
• Main pipe sizing up to maximum of 32mm
• Reduced installation time
• Retro-fitting for older and listed buildings
• Reduced water damage
• Minimum down time following discharge
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