Every facility and dwelling contains potential fire hazards. Fires can occur in all types of structures, often resulting in loss of life and costly damage. However, if fire can be contained in one area, with the aid of fire protection and a combination of detection and protection systems, an effective solution can be achieved minimising the risk.
Andrews Fire Protection has everything you need in a fire supply company. Our extensive range of fire protection products are approved to Australian Standards, licenced pressure tested and competitively priced.
Our Commercial and Industrial Fire Systems include:-
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Fire Sprinklers (Including Control Valves)
Automatic fire spinklers operate at a predetermined temperature, utilising a fusible link, a portion of which melts, or a frangible glass bulb containing liquid which breaks, allowing the plug in the orifice to be pushed out of the orifice by the water pressure in the fire sprinkler piping, resulting in water flow from the orifice.
Andrews Fire Protection offer a wide variety of automatic fire sprinklers including, standard spray sprinklers, extended coverage sprinklers, storage sprinklers, residential sprinklers, dry sprinklers, special purpose sprinklers as well as sprinkler accessories, nozzles and nozzle accessories.
Our fire sprinkler systems can be utilised in various applications including office buildings, banks, factories, libraries, theatres, warehouses, high challenge occupancies, light and ordinary hazard occupancies, hospitals,
high-piled storage, in-rack storage, big box retailing, retail windows, single family homes, apartments, student housing, hotels, beamed ceilings, sloped ceilings, attic space, high security institutions, minimal water damage conditions, high temperature conditions and corrosive conditions.
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Fire Dampers
Andrews Fire Protection Fire Dampers are designed for use in fire door assemblies.
Our damper units are slimline and are available with an overall thickness of only 35mm or 44mm allowing them to be incorporated within conventional 35mm and 45mm nominal fire door leaves.
In everyday service, the damper allows a through flow of air for ventilation or equalisation of pressure on either side of the doorway.
Our units are robust, virtually maintenance free, will not be damaged by vibration or slamming and have no loose parts to cause rattles when the door is opened or closed. |
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Fire Indicator Panel (FIP Systems)
The Fire Indicator Panel (also known as a FIP System) is the hub of the fire alarm system in a building. It is usually located on the ground floor near the entrance close to the nearest road.
The panel may be located in the cabinet or on a wall. On the panel is a number of lights and buttons. These lights indicate which fire sensor has been activated in the building.
The FIP System will automatically notify the fire brigade of an alarm when one of its sensors locates a fire. The FIP will usually talk to the EWIS (where installed) and notify the building occupants that they need to evacuate. |
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Emergency Warning System
If an emergency is declared, all affected Zone Wardens will be informed and they, in turn, will inform occupants of their areas of any action required. Depending upon the circumstances, this communication may be through the use of an Emergency Warning System.
Emergency Warning Systems provides an audible sound throughout buildings, in which a two stage system is utilised. The Alert Signal (repetitive 420Hz tone burst) is sounded automatically on activation of the fire alarm system or manually for other emergencies. The Chief Warden then manually activates the Evacuation Signal (repetitive 500Hz to 1200Hz ramped tone) if required. The Emergency Warning System also provides public address capability, which may be used by the ECO to initiate evacuation or other required action.
Evacuation drills should be conducted at least once a year. These will not necessarily be fire drills - other types of emergencies, such as bomb threats should be used on special occasions. Advanced notice will be given and all persons present in the building should be expected to participate. |
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Fire Hydrants
Andrews Fire Protection offers fire hydrants as an active fire protection measure. Fire hydrants utilise water provided in most urban, suburban and rural areas with municipal water service to enable firefighters to tap into the municipal water supply to assist in extinguishing a fire.
A hose is attached to the fire hydrant then the valve is opened to provide a powerful source of water. Most fire hydrant valves are not designed to trottle the water flow; they are designed to be operated full-on or full-off.
Appropriate personal protective equipment, such as gloves, a helmet and face shield must be worn when operating fire hydrants. |
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Fire Doors, Exit Doors, Solid Core Doors and Sliding Fire Doors
Fire Doors, Exit Doors, Solid Core Doors and Sliding Fire Doors are installed to minimise the spread of fire, including the passage of smoke through a building.
Fire Doors, Exit Doors, Solid Core Doors and Sliding Fire Doors may be automatically operated by heat activated mechanisms or smoke detectors. The securing of fire doors must be such that persons leaving an area via door can do so without the use of keys or similar at all times.
Sliding Fire Doors are usually specified where the use of conventional side hung doors are impractical due to limited space or where maximum opening sizes are required for the movement of plant or equipment. Sliding Fire Doors are available in configurations of single leaf/single action/right or left hand, two leaf/single action, single leaf/double action, two leaf/double action, sing leaf/sliding and two leaf/bi-parting/sliding. |
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Drencher Systems
Drencher systems provide the necessary curtain of water for protection against internal and external exposure to fire. Drencher systems are used to separate one risk from the other in case of a fire, or to check the spread of fire, for example to limit the fire not to spread beyond a certain volume.
A room should be provided for storing the tank and the pumps. Suitable locations shouold be allowed at ground level for installing the drencher valves and drencher inlets (ie, quick coupling for receiving water boosted from fire engines). |
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Deluge Valves, Street Valves and Valve Overhauls
The deluge valve is the automatic water control valve that is used to control water flow into the deluge, preaction and special types of fire protection systems in response to a fire. Deluge fire protection systems are normally used in special hazard installations where an entire area application of water is required for protection.
Typical applications may include flammable liquid handling and storage areas, aircraft hangars and other high-hazard installations where water is the most effective extinguishing agent.
Deluge systems employ open sprinklers or spray nozzles attached to a piping system. The system is connected to a water supply through the deluge valve. This valve is opened by the operation of a fire detection system installed in the same areas as the open sprinklers or nozzles.
Deluge systems may be activated by wet or dry pilot sprinklers, or electric detectors. When the deluge valve opens, water flows into the piping system and discharges from all open sprinklers and nozzles. |
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Automatic Smoke Shutters
Automatic Smoke Shutters are designed to limit smoke spread in public places, such as elevator lobbies, corridors, etc. Mounted above the ceiling, automatic smoke shutters coil out of sight and yet, after activation of automatic closing, they become effective smoke and draft barriers. The smoke shutter is often used with a smoke detector, heat detector or other alarm system that starts the release device.
As a secondary system of activation, fusible links are also provided, which cause the smoke shutter to close upon link melting at a controlled rate of decent.
Andrews Fire Protection smoke shutters can be supplied in widths to 3048mm and heights to 3137mm, equipped with perimeter smoke seals using a midget slat. |
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Mechanical Air Handling
Mechanical air handling systems safeguard occupants from illness and loss of amenity due to lack of air freshness. Australian Standards compliant, our mechanical air handling systems deliver adequte amounts of outdoor air and provide sufficient circulation. They remove contaminants present in the compartment or building to maintain acceptable air quality whilst minimising the incidence and consequences of Legionella outbreaks.
Mechanical air handling systems can be utilised in various applications, such as air conditioning systems, ventilation systems, smoke spill and smoke control systems, kitchen exhaust systems, fire dampers, humidifiers, electric duct heaters and cooling water systems. |
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Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm Systems
Andrews Fire Protection's automatic fire detection and alarm systems are intended for the protection of life and property.
Automatic fire detection and alarm systems are either installed throughout all areas of a building, installed only for the protection of escape routes, installed within those parts of the escape routes comprising circulation areas and circulation spaces (such as corridors and stairways), or installed to satisfy a specific fire safety objective. |
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Booster Pumps
Booster pumps are used in applications where the normal system pressure is low and needs to be increased. Priming introduces fluid into the pumping chamber to create the pressure differential needed for pumping at a rated service. Self-priming pumps create and maintain a sufficient vaccum level to draw fluid into an inlet with no external assistance. Typically, booster pumps are used in water systems or applications that have now contamination. They have a variety of commercial, municipal and military applications and are used in a range of industries, including aerospace, mining and food processing.
Our booster pumps can transport different types of media, including abrasive, acidic, corrosive, combustible and hazardous materials. Others use wastewater, salt water, sewage, sludge, ash or rendering wastes from food processing. Liquids, liquids with solids (slurry) and liquid metal are also used to increase system pressure. Depending upon the application, other media used include gasoline, diesel, fuel, oil, lubricants, chemicals and coolants. |
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Fire Extinguishers
Portable fire extinguishers can put out or contain fires that may start in your home or office. It is important to know which extinguisher to use for a particular fire and how to use an extinguisher correctly.
Each type of extinguisher may be rated for one or more classes of fire. Some extinguishers can be extremely dangerous to use on certain classes of fire and can increase the fire and threaten your safety. Some extinguishers are also considered ineffective against certain classes of fire.
There are size classes of fire, A, B, C, D, E and F. Portable fire extinguishers are identified by their labels and colouring. Water is the most commonly used extinguishant for Class A fires involving carbonaceous materials such as wood, paper and textile. Water extinguishers cool the fire by removing the heat needed to sustain burning. Foam fire extinguishers with AFFF additive, have the effect of improving a water based extinguisher, enabling it to fight Class A and B fires. Wet Chemical extinguishers contain a special potassium acetate based agent for use on fires involving cooking oils and fats. |
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Fire Hose Reels
Fire Hose Reels are located to provide a reasonably accessible and controlled supply of water to combat a fire risk. Our fire hose reels are efficient, durable and easy to operate.
The length of a full extended fire hose is 36 meters with a diameter of 19mm (outside diameter). Various types of reels are available to meet your specific requirements. A control nozzle attached to the hose enables the operator to control the direction and flow of water to the fire.
Australian Standards compliant, Andrews Fire Protection's fire hose reels ensure maximum water is available to the hose by the activation of one movement of the lever. |
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Fire Hose Reel Cabinets and Fire Extinguisher Cabinets
Our fire hose reel cabinets and fire extinguisher cabinets offer quality sheet metal workmanship with no rough edges, no uneven bends and no joints out of true. Our cabinets are
manufactured from 1.2mm zincseal and finished in red baked enamel paint, complete with appropriate signage, either with flush handles/latches or with lockable lever handles.
Our fire cabinets feature either single door or double doors. A single door weatherproof surface mounted hose reel cabinet is best suited to fixed and swinging hose reels - with an easy three step, one man installation. A free standing external cabinet is designed to mount on leg where the hose reel is sited away from a wall or support structure.
Flush/recessed mounting cabinet complete with architrave surround frame, are used primarily in cavity/brick walls where a cover is required. A simple door and surround cabinet can be fixed to an opening, where a hose reel is built into the building.
Optional features include decor colours, lockable lever handles, emergency break glass key holder, 45mm diameter rise provision in base, hose reel stiffener for free standing applications and back cutout for retrofit.
Applications include surface/wall mounted, free standing or flush mounting cabinets. |
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Fire Blankets
Made from a woven fire glass material,
fire blankets are very effective for smothering flames. You can use a fire blanket to cover a pan of burning cooking oil on a stove, or burning clothing on a child.
Fire blanket containers display instructions for their use.
A fire blanket is best located where it can be easily reached in an emergency. Place the fire blanket near your normally used path to exit the kitchen, ideally near the kitchen door. |
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Smoke Detectors/Thermal Detectors
A smoke alarm senses smoke and can alert you to a fire to give you time to escape. The alarm can be wired into the household electrical mains (with a battery back-up), or be battery operated only. Wired-in alarms can be more reliable in the longer term.
There are two main types of smoke alarms for your home; photoelectric and ionisation. While both types of alarms are effective for detecting flaming fires, the photoeletric smoke alarm is more effective for detecting smoke from smouldering fires.
Many homes have an ionisation type of alarm installed, however fire authorities recommend that photoelectric type smoke alarms should be installed in bedrooms and adjacent hallways. |
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Exit and Emergency Lighting
Using cold cathode technology, Andrews Fire Protection provides exit and emergency lighting systems which are in accordance with the Australian Standards.
The cold cathode lamp element has two solid ferrous cathodes in a tri-phosphor coated medium voltage discharge lamp.
The lamp element is installed in a tough 7mm diameter outer protective glass housing with rugged shaped ends. The lamp is the same length as a 10 watt fluoro lamp. |
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Fire Seals
Door frames, safes, and fire resisting cabinets should be well sealed. A solid core door with correctly installed seals will provide a good level of insulation.
Installing door seals around the head, jamb and foot will assist in providing the necessary insulation from hazards, such as resistance to fire, smoke, chemicals, weather and dust.
Andrews Fire Protection offers a wide range of fire and smoke sealing strips that enhance fire rating properties and eliminate the passage of smoke and fumes.
Our strips consist of a flat tube of intumescent mineral material 2.5mm, 3.0mm or 4.0mm thick that expands to 7 times its original volume on the application of heat.
This property is ideal for sealing the gap between doors and bodies in the event of a fire. |
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Pipe Fabrications
Andrews Fire Protection can provide economical and efficient fabricated pipe suitable for a wide range of applications.
Our grooved piping products are designed for use with grooved end fire sprinkler systems. It provides several economic advantages for connecting pipe and fittings when compared to welded or flanged systems.
Our grooved piping products also make field modifications easy as couplings and fittings can be rotated, added or eliminated as necessary.
We can provide fabricated pipe for various sizes and configurations. |
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