2. WHAT IS FIRE PROOF FABRICS REALLY ARE ?
• FIREPROOFING IS RENDERING SOMETHING RESISTANT TO FIRE, OR
INCOMBUSTIBLE; OR MATERIAL FOR USE IN MAKING ANYTHING FIRE-PROOF . IT
IS A PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION MEASURE.
• FIRE-RETARDANT/PROOF FABRICS ARE TEXTILES THAT ARE NATURALLY
MORE RESISTANT TO FIRE THAN OTHERS THROUGH CHEMICAL TREATMENT
OR MANUFACTURED FIRE-PROOF FIBERS.
3. WHY FIRE PROOF FABRIC?
USING FIRE OR FLAME RETARDANT FABRICS HELPS IN TWO WAYS:
• THEY BURN SLOWLY / SELF-EXTINGUISH AND SO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF FIRE.
• THEY HELP REDUCE THE HEAT BUILD UP AND SO PREVENT RAPID FIRE
DEVELOPMENT (ALSO KNOWN AS FLASHOVERS)
4. TYPES OF FIREPROOF /FLAME RETARDANT
FABRICS:
• THERE ARE TWO MAIN TYPES OF FLAME RETARDANT FABRICS :
1. INHERENT FABRICS AND
2. COATED FABRICS.
5. HOW TO MAKE FABRIC FIREPROOF
THERE ARE SIX WAYS TO MAKE A FABRIC FIREPROOF :
1. ALUM FORMULA
2. AMMONIUM CHLORIDE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE FORMULA
3. BORAX FORMULA
4. ANOTHER BORAX VARIANT
5. SODIUM SILICATE FORMULA
6. NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION FORMULA