Objectives of Fire Safety

As fire represents a threat to life, property, and the environment, there is a need to control its impact in such a way that life is fully protected, and damage to property and the environment are minimized. Fire safety is the means by which infrastructure is designed in a manner such that these goals are achieved. 

It could be added to these objectives that full structural collapse is an undesirable event, irrespective of how long the fire lasts, and therefore, 

Fire size, % evacuated, % of full structural integrity, etc. 

Although these generalized criteria for safety times are a simplified statement, they describe well the main objectives of a fire safety strategy. 

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Due to the fact that the project had a time and a limited budget, they could not finish all the works [1]. Nevertheless, thanks to the documents of the Fire Research Station and of the information of the department B CERAM RA, many bibliographical references were obtained. One of the most significant and important documents is a group of recommendations on the calculation of the fire prevention building carried out by the Code Advisory Panel CIB W14. This document defines the objectives of fire safety and considers methods to establish requirements. 

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