Fire Protection - Goals

Goals

Fire protection has three major goals:

  • Continuity of operations - on a public scale, this is intended to prevent the interruption of critical services necessary for the public welfare (e.g., a 911 emergency call center).
  • Property protection - on a public scale, this is intended to prevent area wide conflagrations. At an individual building level, this is typically an insurance consideration (e.g., a requirement for financing), or a regulatory requirement.
  • Life safety - the minimum standard used in fire and building codes

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