Fire safety of ventilation systems and fire incidence reports in Norwegian schools
School fires are causes of concern in many countries. Although most of these fires are minor in terms of heat release rate, the amount of smoke produced can be substantial and cause significant damage beyond the room of origin. Currently, Norwegian schools have a wide spread of different ventilation...
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| author | Yang Aileen Aamodt Andreas Samuelsen Per Henning Garberg Olsø Brynhild Haukø Anne-Marit Meraner Christoph |
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| description | School fires are causes of concern in many countries. Although most of these fires are minor in terms of heat release rate, the amount of smoke produced can be substantial and cause significant damage beyond the room of origin. Currently, Norwegian schools have a wide spread of different ventilation strategies and systems, and building owners struggle with how to test, maintain and keep them fire safe. A systematic survey of fire incidences and ventilation strategies in schools for three municipalities in Norway was done to gain better insights into fire safety in schools. The results indicated that the place of origin is often in locker rooms/toilets, kitchen, or outdoors, and the fires were usually deliberately set. For non-arson fires, electrical failure was the most common cause. The majority of the fire incidences were small but would often result in smoke damage and spread of soot in the building, leading to high restoration costs for the local municipality. A lack of documentation of the fire safety and the function of the ventilation system was also identified, indicating a need for improved routines and systems for registering fire incidences and documentation of the technical systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e870ce6f29bb4e5997920e73af54b7362022-12-22T02:18:24ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422022-01-013560200110.1051/e3sconf/202235602001e3sconf_roomvent2022_02001Fire safety of ventilation systems and fire incidence reports in Norwegian schoolsYang Aileen0Aamodt Andreas1Samuelsen Per Henning2Garberg Olsø Brynhild3Haukø Anne-Marit4Meraner Christoph5SINTEF AS, SINTEF CommunitySINTEF AS, SINTEF CommunityOslobygg KFSINTEF AS, SINTEF CommunitySINTEF AS, SINTEF CommunityRISE Fire Research ASSchool fires are causes of concern in many countries. Although most of these fires are minor in terms of heat release rate, the amount of smoke produced can be substantial and cause significant damage beyond the room of origin. Currently, Norwegian schools have a wide spread of different ventilation strategies and systems, and building owners struggle with how to test, maintain and keep them fire safe. A systematic survey of fire incidences and ventilation strategies in schools for three municipalities in Norway was done to gain better insights into fire safety in schools. The results indicated that the place of origin is often in locker rooms/toilets, kitchen, or outdoors, and the fires were usually deliberately set. For non-arson fires, electrical failure was the most common cause. The majority of the fire incidences were small but would often result in smoke damage and spread of soot in the building, leading to high restoration costs for the local municipality. A lack of documentation of the fire safety and the function of the ventilation system was also identified, indicating a need for improved routines and systems for registering fire incidences and documentation of the technical systems.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2022/23/e3sconf_roomvent2022_02001.pdf |
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| title | Fire safety of ventilation systems and fire incidence reports in Norwegian schools |
| title_full | Fire safety of ventilation systems and fire incidence reports in Norwegian schools |
| title_fullStr | Fire safety of ventilation systems and fire incidence reports in Norwegian schools |
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| title_short | Fire safety of ventilation systems and fire incidence reports in Norwegian schools |
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