Some fire hazards require more than a conventional automatic sprinkler system. Water can damage sensitive equipment, create electrical hazards, spread burning liquids, or be impractical where water supply or containment is limited.
Viking Fire Protection provides engineered special hazard fire suppression systems designed around the specific risks, equipment, occupancy, and operational requirements of each facility.
When Are Special Hazard Systems Needed?
Special hazard protection is commonly used for:
- Data centers and server rooms, where water could damage critical IT and electronic equipment
- Electrical equipment rooms, where water can create electrical and life-safety hazards
- High-value assets, where minimizing secondary damage is essential
- Flammable and combustible liquids, where water could potentially spread burning liquids
- Commercial kitchens, where burning grease requires specialized suppression
- Remote or water-limited facilities, where water supply, drainage, or containment may be restricted
The Different Types of Special Hazard Suppression Technologies
Clean Agent Systems
Clean agent systems provide rapid, residue-free fire suppression for data centers, server rooms, telecommunications facilities, electrical rooms, control rooms, and other sensitive environments. They help protect critical equipment while minimizing cleanup, downtime, and business interruption.
Hybrid Water and Inert Gas Systems
Hybrid systems combine finely atomized water and inert gas to provide effective fire control while using significantly less water than conventional sprinkler systems. They can be considered for data centers, electrical rooms, industrial facilities, and other water-sensitive environments.
Foam Systems
Foam systems are designed for flammable and combustible liquid hazards. Foam helps suppress flames, control vapors, and prevent re-ignition, making these systems suitable for applications such as aircraft hangars, fuel storage, tank farms, and industrial processing facilities.
Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Systems
CO₂ systems provide rapid, residue-free fire suppression for selected industrial and process hazards, including certain machinery and electrical equipment. Because CO₂ concentrations can be hazardous to people, these systems require specialized engineering, detection, releasing controls, and life-safety measures.
Dry and Wet Chemical Systems
Wet chemical systems are widely used in commercial kitchens to protect cooking appliances, deep fryers, exhaust hoods, and grease-laden ducts. Dry chemical systems provide specialized protection for selected industrial, commercial, and process hazards.
Water Mist Systems
Water mist systems use very fine water droplets to provide efficient fire control while significantly reducing water consumption in appropriate applications. They can be considered for industrial facilities, machinery spaces, transportation applications, and other special hazard environments.
Cycling Systems
Cycling systems deliver water or extinguishing agent in controlled discharge cycles, helping manage water consumption. They can be useful for selected applications where water availability, drainage, containment, or process continuity are important considerations.
Integrated Systems
Integrated fire protection systems combine detection, releasing controls, alarms, and suppression technologies into a coordinated solution. They are particularly valuable for complex facilities with multiple fire hazards, such as data centers, industrial plants, and critical infrastructure.
Advanced Detection and Suppression
Special hazard systems typically use advanced fire detection to identify a developing fire quickly and activate the appropriate suppression sequence. Detection can incorporate smoke, heat, flame, or multiple technologies to provide early warning while helping reduce the risk of accidental discharge.
Viking can integrate detection, releasing controls, suppression equipment, fire alarms, monitoring, and other facility systems into a complete engineered solution.
Engineered for Your Facility
The right suppression technology depends on the specific hazard, equipment, occupancy, environment, water supply, and applicable codes and standards.
Viking Fire Protection provides design and engineering, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance for special hazard fire protection systems.
Contact our team to discuss your special hazard fire protection requirements.
TRUST VIKING’S EXCELLENCE
Complete Range of Fire Protection Services
We offer a strong expertise in the area of fire protection for high-risk buildings and property. From this expertise resulted relationships of trust with such large-scale companies.
VIKING CAN HELP GET THE RIGHT PROTECTION
Industries
NEED HELP?
HAVE A QUESTION?
Contact Viking Fire Protection to request a quote or to learn about how we can help your organization.
"*" indicates required fields
