Ways to avoid secondary (non-fire) damage
In recent times the reliance upon computer systems and other electronic equipment has grown significantly in both the business sector and in households throughout the world. Nearly every element or stages of processes in a workplace or factory are controlled by computers. Because we have become overly dependent upon computers, it also depends on us to provide it an effective computer fire suppression in order that it can serve us flawlessly. We are aware that fire events can make the most damage to these equipment but there’s also many ways possible to prevent them. The secret is to provide a reliable computer fire suppression system which could sense a fire incident quickly and accurately and then contain and subdue (put out) the fire without delay, reducing collateral damage to IT resources in the process.
Aside from the heat, other things such as damage from combustion products and extinguishing agents may actually do more destruction of computer systems than the fire itself. Sustained ambient temperatures above 38C can readily harm most storage devices such as magnetic tapes and flexible discs. Throughout a fire, various burning materials can make combustion products like soot, smoke and steam which can do substantial damage to computer and electronic equipment exposed to them. Clean agents are usually employed by a properly designed computer room fire suppression system due to their obvious advantage over water or any other suppressing agents. Secondary damage brought on by other extinguishing agents has motivated many system designers to make use of clean agents because of its capability to avert this kind of non-fire damage.
Depending on your needs and budget, you can pick from various types of computer fire suppression systems that’s perfect for you. A total flooding system which uses clean agents are considered the most beneficial due to the ability to extinguish fire without collateral damage as a consequence of agent discharge.To put out fire through its early stage of growth is extremely critical this is why a total flooding clean agent system is critical in computer rooms, NFPA 75 requires the provision of listed portable fire extinguishers maintained in compliance with NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers. Although employing water as the suppressing agent, sprinkler and water mist systems are still thought of by some as an effective computer fire suppression system.