Modelling structures in fire

Modelling structures in fire - 1990 - BRE News of Fire Research September 1990 p1 .

Passive fire protection plays an important role in reducing the threat to lives and property from fire through the inclusion of fire protection methods in the initial design and construction of a building. Active precautions such a alarms and sprinklers come into play once the fire starts, whilst passive measures will contain a fire and limit its spread.