Regulations for the response time for the rescue service are stated where...?
Can be one of these options, but unsure which one..;
BBR's general advice
BBR's regulations
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BBR's general advice
BBR's regulations
Myndighet för samhällsskydd- och beredskapsföreskrifter?
Thanks in advance
If you mean how quickly they should arrive at your property, I don't think there are any regulations.
Otherwise, Google says:
Boverkets byggregler, BFS 1993:57, with amendments up to BFS 2008:6 and Lagen om Skydd mot olyckor, SFS 2003:778
Otherwise, Google says:
Boverkets byggregler, BFS 1993:57, with amendments up to BFS 2008:6 and Lagen om Skydd mot olyckor, SFS 2003:778
I am also a bit unsure about how that works.
I have the impression that it is something that is largely calculated and determined by the local fire department.
But I found this earlier when I needed to think about distances and fire classification for our garage.
http://www.karlshamn.se/Raddningstj...ionsdokument/Brandspridning_mellan_byggnader/
and
http://www.karlshamn.se/Raddningstjansten/Utryckning/Insatstider/
Then I contacted our own fire department, and there I could find out what response time they estimate for our house, and he thought that document seemed sensible as a starting point for preventive fire protection.
I have the impression that it is something that is largely calculated and determined by the local fire department.
But I found this earlier when I needed to think about distances and fire classification for our garage.
http://www.karlshamn.se/Raddningstj...ionsdokument/Brandspridning_mellan_byggnader/
and
http://www.karlshamn.se/Raddningstjansten/Utryckning/Insatstider/
Then I contacted our own fire department, and there I could find out what response time they estimate for our house, and he thought that document seemed sensible as a starting point for preventive fire protection.
For your information:
The following YouTube clip (1min 48s) shows the fire development in a "living room". From the moment a lit candle is placed on the sofa, it takes 4min 50s for the entire room to be engulfed. Note how the temperature increases exponentially relative to time. If I remember correctly, in this example you have about 2 minutes to make an initial intervention, after which it's too late for a fire extinguisher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ikxgl8uTG0
In other words: If the family is not prepared, it doesn't matter what response time the fire department estimates. It still takes too long!
The following YouTube clip (1min 48s) shows the fire development in a "living room". From the moment a lit candle is placed on the sofa, it takes 4min 50s for the entire room to be engulfed. Note how the temperature increases exponentially relative to time. If I remember correctly, in this example you have about 2 minutes to make an initial intervention, after which it's too late for a fire extinguisher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ikxgl8uTG0
In other words: If the family is not prepared, it doesn't matter what response time the fire department estimates. It still takes too long!
Agree 100%.Cujo said:
I read somewhere that a fully involved wastepaper basket generates 100 kW of heat. Then you understand what kind of chances you have.
We have 3-4 large fire extinguishers in the house, and one of them was used by a resourceful then 13-year-old daughter when meter-high flames burst from a toaster that was on a window sill. (Don't toast tacos..)
The requirements usually imposed on the rescue service are often 90 seconds from the time the alarm is received until they have to leave the station. Then the response time can vary enormously depending on traffic and distance, among other factors.
I have a medium-sized fire extinguisher in the kitchen and a small one in the car, good to have because it's darn boring if the stuff burns up.
And when you see those videos with the progression of a fire, you realize that what the fire department can do is basically ensure that the other buildings and trees are safe if the house is on fire.
And when you see those videos with the progression of a fire, you realize that what the fire department can do is basically ensure that the other buildings and trees are safe if the house is on fire.
Excerpt from the Act (2003:778) on Protection Against Accidents: "The rescue service shall be planned and organized so that rescue operations can be initiated within an acceptable time frame and conducted in an efficient manner."
I.e., it is essentially up to your local rescue service.
I.e., it is essentially up to your local rescue service.
