A Global Endeavor to Communicate Fire Knowledge

The L-Curve Method is fun. After all, each building already has its own Fire Risk whether it is drawn on a curve or not. Each building is a combination of spaces (Rooms) and barriers. This combination gives an advantage.

For Spaces (Rooms), there is a technique for evaluating the Fire Risk of a Space (EB to L_R). For Barriers, there also is a separate technique for evaluating the Fire Risk of a Barrier (L_R to L_B). The next space uses the Space Technique, the next barrier uses the Barrier Technique, and so forth. At the end we see the total Fire Risk to the Building (L_T).

The L-Curve Methodology accounts for everything. Will one sprinkler covered by a plastic bag make a difference? How much? Will a strike by the Fire Service have any effect? How much? Where?

When conditions change in a room, the L_R point moves up to a Higher Risk or down to a Lower Risk at the Room size. The current Computer-Aided Fire (CAFire) models assist human experience here in generating any point on the L-Curve as required. Any change in conditions inside the building causing the L-Curve to move will also cause the L_T point to move up or down at the Building size.

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