ViaCon France provides relevant solutions in fire safety

Fire Defense & Sprinkling: General Principles

This can be done through the public water network, but often in rural and isolated areas or ICPEs, this is not enough. This is where water reserves come into play. The availability of the required volume, accessibility, and reliability of the reserve are all criteria (controlled/required by the SDIS) for a structure to be compliant. Firefighters suck up the water with their internal resources via a cane or suction pole.

Sprinkling refers to equipping a building with a sprinkler system (automatic sprinklers), designed to detect and extinguish a fire automatically by diffusing water. For effective sprinkler systems, a reliable water supply is required that can provide the required flow rate and pressure for the entire estimated duration of the intervention. The same applies to supplying a RIA (Armed Fire Hose).

TuboFIRE® ViaCon: storing water to protect property and people

Made from galvanized steel in accordance with NF EN 10346, TuboFIRE® fire tanks provide permanent, available water storage for fire protection and sprinklers. When buried underground, they are discreet, blend seamlessly into the landscape, and optimize land use. They are protected against frost and vandalism, with virtually no water evaporation. The service life is rated at a minimum of 50 years, making them a sustainable investment.

The standard 60 m³ or 120 m³ models meet the DECI requirements of local authorities and are equipped according to the requirements of the SDIS: suction tube with strainer, vent, rod with firefighter connection, etc. More than 2000 construction site references in France!

Regarding water storage reserves to supply sprinklers or a pressurized fire network, volumes can reach several hundred m³. Thanks to its custom configuration and its innovative large-diameter flange connection system, ViaCon France can thus offer substantial buried volumes. Special works are adapted to the requirements of the pumping package to secure the site: anti-vortex box, large-diameter suction, protection devices (strainer foot valve for example).

Quality and reliability: priorities of ViaCon France

The watertightness of a structure that stores water for these applications is a requirement. This is why ViaCon tests its entire TuboFIRE® range for airtightness on monobloc tanks with the issuance of a certificate and inspects all welds by penetrant testing on structures with flange connections.

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