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Fire protection

in event venues

Protection of people, assets and reputation

University event venues are used for many diverse functions with large

numbers of participants. In such buildings it is therefore not surprising that

the

safety of those participants is of particular importance. This is especially

true for the greatest single threat

– FIRE.

The probability of a fire can be significantly reduced if the appropriate

organizational measures are strictly enforced. However all fi

res cannot be

prevented and the structural measures must be designed in such a way that all

visitors would be able to escape from the building safely if a fire did occur.

Ensuring early and reliable fire detection in an environment with extreme

deceptive p

henomena, such as those present at a rock concert with

pyrotechnic effects, is a particularly difficult challenge. In such an

environment

, fire detectors must be installed which allow their response

characteristics to be adapted to fit the current risk

s and environmental

conditions.

Special attention must be given to the safe evacuation of large numbers of

people. To prevent panic there must be an adequate number of

well-

signposted

escape routes. Additionally, the visitors should be informed about

the devel

oping situation with clear announcements over a public address and

voice alarm

system. Designing the fire protection concept for an event venue

must take all the various uses into account, with the worst case scenario

constantly in mind.

Summary of content (12 pages)

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Fire protection in event venues Protection of people, assets and reputation University event venues are used for many diverse functions with large numbers of participants. In such buildings it is therefore not surprising that the safety of those participants is of particular importance. This is especially true for the greatest single threat – FIRE. The probability of a fire can be significantly reduced if the appropriate organizational measures are strictly enforced.
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Content Content ........................................................................................................................................................................2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................3 Basic conditions......................................................................................................................................
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Introduction Highlights Basic conditions Objectives  Fire protection that can be adapted to meet the different fire risks  Timely alerting and orderly evacuation of all endangered persons, enabling them to leave the danger area safely An orderly evacuation of large numbers of people requires an adequate number of escape routes and clear instructions.
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Solution The primary aim is to reduce the risk of fire occurring. In addition to the technical fire protection measures described below, there are also organizational and educational issues. In addition, staff must be trained at least once a year in the fire safety regulations and in the operation of the fire protection and extinguishing equipment. For functions with large numbers of people, additional trained security staff may be required to supplement those measures specified in the fire safety policy.
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Coordinating the individual measures Fundamentally, fire protection in a building must always be based on the greatest possible fire risk. If a rock concert with several thousand fans is held at an event venue, the fire risk is obviously considerably higher than is the case for a seminar or lecture with an audience of several hundred. Consequently the fire protection measures must be designed to handle the more demanding scenario.
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If the situation is considered by the security staff to be critical, they will activate a manual call point. The hall lighting will then automatically be returned to full brightness and the power to the music systems cut. Subsequently a manual announcement will be made via microphone. The automatic fire detectors must guarantee early and reliable fire detection. To achieve this, smoke detectors, multi-criteria fire detectors and/or flame detectors should be installed in the relevant areas.
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3 6 A 8 7 B 1 10 4 5 9 2 E D C Positioning of system elements 1 ASA fire detector 7 Visual alarming device A Stage 2 Optical fire detector 8 Line array (PA only) B Main hall 3 Flame detector 9 Line array C Foyer 4 Manual call point 10 Ceiling speaker 5 Hand-held fire extinguisher 6 Detector with warning beacon D Bar E Cloakroom 7
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Details Comments/Notes Foyer Environment  420 m2 floor area with a ceiling height of 9 m  Minor influence by deceptive phenomena Detector behavior  High sensitivity (standard behavior)  Medium sensitivity during events with deceptive phenomena ASA neural fire detectors Loudspeakers Corridor ASA neural fire detectors Loudspeakers Hall ASA neural fire detectors Loudspeakers Stage ASA neural fire detectors Flame detectors Loudspeakers Ancillary rooms in stage area ASA neural fire detectors
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Details Comments/Notes Visitors’ cloakroom and ancillary rooms (e.g. offices) Environment  Small areas with a ceiling height of between 3 and 4 m  Minimal influence by deceptive phenomena Detector behavior  Medium sensitivity Smoke detectors Further Comments/Notes In addition to automatic fire detectors, manual call points are also installed to allow alarms to be activated manually.
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Practical experience There is no standard solution for event venues. The solution described above should be understood as a “solution for medium sized venues”. Larger venues with higher risk factors (e.g. large kitchens with a high danger of fire or long escape routes) require additional fire protection measures, so that the fire risk can be reduced to an “acceptable level”. Fire prevention Fire risk is the product of the probability of a fire occurring and the consequential damage of that fire.
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