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Since the time fire has been discovered, humans have found more ways to make use of it to make their lives easier. And up to this day, this element has been proven to be very helpful in the daily lives of people. People make use of fire when preparing their meals, boil water, produce heat to warm up during winter, burn chemicals to produce goods which we need every day and a lot more. Fire is given to us by Mother Nature in order to make some tasks easier to accomplish. Fire is very much controllable just as long as it is used properly as well as correctly maintained. But there will be instances when fire gives a dangerous wrath to humans. And when this happens, humans may be in big danger.
A fire could spark in less than 30 seconds and may become uncontrollable in less than 5 minutes. It is not only the flames that you need to be aware of but also the smoke. During a fire outbreak, the surroundings may be very dark and you would never know until when you can withstand the heat. The smoke may also cause you to become unconscious which is more dangerous since you will not have the consciousness to find escape. History has been a good teacher to the very essential lessons regarding the wrath of fire. The Great Fire of London in 1666 is among the biggest manifestation of fire's stronghold since it ate up a city by not taking extra care of it. The English city was burned down not only for one entire day but for a couple of days. In the modern days, there is a lot of news seen on TV regarding fires that occur almost every day. The effect is simply so terrible because it does not only cause property damage but also the loss of lives of many. This is the way big the damage is when fire breaks out in a building or
premise that has no precautionary measures. You must remember that there are lots of ways in preventing fire these days and there are already lots of materials mainly utilized against fire that has been available in the market. Installing fire extinguishers and fire as well as smoke alarms are among the popular methods of fire prevention.
But if you wish to slow down the spread of fire as well as smoke to the different compartments of your home or establishment, fire doors will play the main role. This implies that people inside the establishment will get sufficient time to escape the premises which are being affected by fire and find a safer place. While all these are happening, the fire doors are also trying to stop the fire as well as smoke from endangering the lives of people. It may be able to hold fire for up to 4 hours depending on the door type and its certification. Remember that fire doors are not ordinary door. These are built with high quality as well as tough materials to endure fire at any level. All the materials as well as parts of the door are fire rated. The complete fire door must be tested and have passed the government's standards. Fire doors must all be certified as mandated by the Australian government. You would know that a fire door is certified when it has a tag on the side. This tag will inform you details like the name of the maker, installer and certifier of the fire door.