National Archives & Records Administration 22nd Annual Preservation Conference Fire Protection: An Historical Overview J. Andrew Wilson Associate Director.

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National Archives & Records Administration 22nd Annual Preservation Conference Fire Protection: An Historical Overview J. Andrew Wilson Associate Director for Fire Protection & Safety Smithsonian Institution

National Archives & Records Administration 22nd Annual Preservation Conference Cultural properties and assets have been damaged or destroyed by fire for thousands of years. Library of Alexandria Library of Congress – 1814; 1851 Smithsonian Institution – 1865; 1970; 1976 Canada’s Stonewall Museum South Korea’s Namdaemun Gate

National Archives & Records Administration 22nd Annual Preservation Conference What Has Been and What Can Be Done to Preclude Future Losses to Our Cultural Heritage from Fire?

National Archives & Records Administration 22nd Annual Preservation Conference Historically, means to control unwanted fires can be broken down into three general areas: fire prevention passive fire protection (construction) active fire protection (automatic detection & suppression systems)

National Archives & Records Administration 22nd Annual Preservation Conference Fire Prevention = Working the Fire Triangle

National Archives & Records Administration 22nd Annual Preservation Conference Oxygen - Makes up about 21% of the air we breathe. To sustain a fire, a ratio of > 16% of oxygen is needed. Fuel - Can be any combustible or flammable material, and may be a solid, a liquid, or a gas. Almost anything we put into a building. Heat - Open flames, hot surfaces, sparks, friction, chemical reaction, electrical energy.

National Archives & Records Administration 22nd Annual Preservation Conference Passive Fire Protection: Structural fire protection – build to resist fire and prevent its spread Compartmentalization – divide and conquer theory

National Archives & Records Administration Building Codes = Building safety (probably 70% relate to fire protection) Tombstone Legislation: After practically any major fire, particularly those involving a large loss of life, building codes are changed in an attempt to preclude similar occurrences. Building Codes = BARE MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARD Code of Hammurabi: “If a builder builds a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls in and kills its owner, then that builder shall be put to death.” – 1750 BCE “If an architect designs a building, and it is constructed per design, and the building subsequently catches fire, then that architect shall be held accountable.” 22nd Annual Preservation Conference

National Archives & Records Administration 22nd Annual Preservation Conference Active fire protection Automatic fire detection systems Automatic fire suppression systems

National Archives & Records Administration 22nd Annual Preservation Conference Automatic fire detection systems: Heat detectors – rate-of-rise; fixed temperature Smoke detectors – ionization; photoelectric; air aspirating; visual Flame detectors - visual