Fire systems, coupled with special devices and unique technologies, are providing life safety solutions from tunnels to hospitals.
SimplexGrinnell, for example, is in the installation phase of a high-profile project to upgrade and replace the existing fire control system in three heavily traveled tunnels along Interstates 5 and 90 in Seattle. The Seattle tunnels are thought to be the world’s only highway tunnels equipped with foam/water sprinkler deluge systems, which are particularly effective against high-intensity fires such as those that would result from hazardous cargoes or other combustible materials transported by tanker trucks.