Special Hazard Fire Suppression

APS FireCo is a leading provider of special hazard fire protection systems for critical assets. We design and build fire suppression systems for the most complex fire hazard environments. Our fire protection systems currently protect mission critical systems all over the world. From custom designing a turnkey clean agent system integrated with a pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system for a data center to fabricating a fully enclosed system to protect electrical switchgear rooms on an oil platform near Siberia, we have done it.

The first key element in protecting mission critical facilities is rapid detection of fire in its incipient stage. Precision fire alarm and control functions alert people and initiate emergency actions. Then clean, fast-acting fire suppression prevents extensive damage to people, property and business continuity. This total flood application can be designed to be completely life safe.

Common special hazard applications:

Data Centers
Anechoic Chambers
Telecommunications
Warehouse Freezers
Power Generation
Oil and Gas
Manufacturing
Historical & Cultural
Healthcare
Dust Collection
Aviation
Isolated Enclosures using Firetrace

Here are many of the methods and agents used:

Clean Chemical Agents

DuPont FM-200
3M Novec 1230
DuPont FE-25 (Fike ECARO-25)
DuPont FE-13
Halon (Reclaimed)

Inert Gases

Carbon Dioxide
Fenwal Argonite
Ansul Inergen

Water-based

Foam
Water Mist
Water Spray

Large Dry Chemical

Monoammonium phosphate (ABC)
Sodium Bicarbonate (Ordinary)
Potassium bicarbonate (Purple K)

Twin Agent

Dry Chemical and Foam

Explosion Suppression

APS Fire recommends clean agents for special hazard fire protection for many reasons:

Clean Agents are fast and effective. It penetrates every nook and cranny of the protected facility as it snuffs out fires in seconds
Clean Agents are clean. It minimizes fire-related downtime leaving no residue to damage sensitive electronic equipment, vital software or irreplaceable objects. There's no time consuming, expensive cleanup, and you can get your business operations back on line faster.
Clean Agents are safe for people. It is non-toxic when used in accordance with NFPA Standard 2001. It causes no breathing problems for people and won't obscure vision in an emergency situation.
Clean Agents are environmentally friendly. FM-200, Argonite and Novec 1230 fluid offer zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and low atmospheric lifetime.
Clean Agents are tested and accepted by Underwriters Laboratories, Factory Mutual and the National Fire Protection Association (2001 Standard).
Clean Agents are versatile. It has been tested on the widest range of Class A and Class B fuels, from heptane to ethanol, from wood to sensitive electronics.

APS Fire will help you fully understand the fire hazard and then design a solution with a full design force of degreed fire protection engineering technologists and NICET certified designers. Please contact us for a conversation about how we can help.

Systems & Equipment