Hazard Analysis of a Multi-Occupancy Building using FIERAsystem

摘要

FIERAsystem, a new computer model to evaluate fire protection systems in industrial buildings, has been described. The model provides information on the safety and associated cost of candidate fire protection systems, and is expected to assist engineers and building officials in evaluating fire protection systems in buildings and in determining compliance with a set of objectives for buildings. In this study, FIERAsystem was used to assess two fire scenarios in a Canadian DND aircraft hangar. Two different design fires in a paint workshop adjacent to the main hangar were considered. Complete evacuation of the building, with no occupant deaths, was predicted for both scenarios. Information on costs and reliabilities of fire protection systems, and estimates of downtime for various levels of fire damage are being gathered, which will allow a complete risk analysis to be performed for this and other buildings.