Fire Damage Preventitve Construction Saves Lives and Properties

10/10/2016 (Permalink)

Fire Doors Help Preserve Life in Times of Conflagrations in Commercial Buildings in Milton

Fire Codes Help Mitigate Damage and Present Personal Harm

If you follow Georgia 400, Highway 9 or Highway 141 and you will come to a Georgia community that has historic charm, easy living and great planned commercial and residential developments. The community's reputation as the crown jewel of Metro Atlanta is one of economic and social growth. There are many new and established businesses along this corridor with a small town feel. SERVPRO is even close by.
 
If fire damages any of our commercial establishment, it would not only have a negative economic impact, but it would considerably affect our historic communities. A fire damage in the Milton Crabapple District would significantly disrupt our rooftop restaurants and our cool pubs. Either as a resident or a guest in any of our commercial businesses, you may have passed a doorway labeled “fire door.”
 
If we use or work in a building and a fire breaks out, we expect that we will be protected, but this is not always the case. Fire doors are a part of a building's “passive” fire protection system. Since fire is never predicted, the fire door, unlike other doors, is designed to protect lives and offer protection to a major part of the building.
 
Fire doors are manufactured to withstand the spread of fire for a specific period, between 30 to 60 minutes. This time allows people to escape the building. Fire doors are a necessity in nearly all types of buildings. They are made to provide necessary fire safety measures and standards, such as accessibility, sound proofing, safety glazing, thermal efficiency and ventilation.
 
Fire doors are made of solid constructions, like flax board or a wood composite material that burns very slowly. They are fitted with special seals which seal the door on impact with heat, to stop the spread of fire and smoke around the edges of the door.
 
When a fire door is closed, it will slow down a direct fire attack. The doors are classified with different fire ratings which indicate their level of protection. After people in a building have been evacuated, fire doors will continue to provide a certain degree of protection for fire responders to enter the building.
 
In the case of fire damage, when the dirt, odor, and moisture challenges go beyond the scope of your regular janitorial staff, you need SERVPRO of North Fulton County. You need a company that provides results while minimizing the disruption to your business. We are available 24 hours a day to get your Georgia business back up and operational.
 
We are locally owned and operated so you can depend on us to get the job done right and quickly. Our highly trained technicians use state-of-the-art equipment to get your business back open for business. Call us at ( 770) 992-2777 and learn more about our commercial cleaning and restoration services.