User Manual

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Siemens Switzerland Ltd
Building Technologies Division
Intervention measures To limit the danger to human life and the extent of the damage, it is extremely
important to start intervention and firefighting measures as soon as possible
after the outbreak of fire. All firefighting equipment must always be kept in
perfect working order: this is a prerequisite for any successful intervention.
Intervention measures activated by the fire control panel include:
• Automatic closing of fire doors etc.
• Activation of smoke handling systems.
• Automatic alarm transmission to the fire department.
Important firefighting systems include:
• Portable fire extinguishing equipment.
• Hose reel equipment.
• Self-actuated sprinkler systems.
• Dedicated extinguishing systems for high-risk areas.
Chapter 4 describes the available firefighting equipment in more detail.
1.3. Purpose of this document
This short introduction shows how complex the problems of fire protection in hotels are, especially if one
considers the great variety of hotel buildings which exist. It becomes clear that each hotel has to be considered on
an individual basis. As a result, the establishment of universal guidelines is quite complicated.
This document provides an overview of the most important topics in technical fire protection for hotel
applications. These include:
• Fire detection (chapter 2).
• Alarming, smoke control and evacuation (chapter 3).
• Extinguishing (chapter 4).
Detailed information regarding the planning and execution of fire protection measures in critical rooms or areas is
provided in associated documents.