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Chapter 1
The Fundamentals of Smoke
Control
One of the most hazardous situations that you can face in a building is
smoke. While fires themselves are often damaging, it is smoke that can
cause the most injuries. For example, at the World Trade Towers in
February 1993, over 1,000 were injured by the smoke that resulted from
the fire.
To protect your building’s occupants, as well as furnishings and
equipment that may be damaged by smoke, you need a smoke control
system. A smoke control system, as its name implies, controls the flow
of smoke in your building in the event of fire. It keeps smoke from
spreading throughout the building, giving the building’s occupants a
clear evacuation route, as well as preventing further damage to the
building’s interior.
This chapter gives you an overview of smoke control theory.
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