Tunnels, which provide support for critical services such as transport and utilities, have a particular set of safety challenges. Fire events can result in catastrophe, making fire-life safety provisions of paramount importance. In the following article, Matt Bilson—Senior Technical Director, Tunnel Ventilation and Fire-Life Safety, United States—explores the performance and benefits of fixed fire fighting systems (FFFS). He looks at past events to consider the need for FFFS in road tunnels and examines the ability of FFFS to prevent disaster and enable tunnel infrastructure to be resilient in case of fire events.
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