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Integrated Technical Services | Safety and integrity of facilities

Fire protection

GCM provides industrial fire protection hazard analysis, engineering, design, and construction assistance. Our department specializes both in new fire protection system implementation and existing system upgrades.

 

TECHNICAL SERVICES IN FIRE PROTECTION

  • Assistance in preparing emergency response plans
  • Creating inspection plans for existing systems to determine their compliance with standards
  • Feasibility study for the expansion of existing systems
  • Preparation and updating of fire protection system plan
  • Preparing and updating fire protection P&IDs
  • Providing assistance with the preparation of fire emergency response plans

Professional Technical Assistance and Expertise

  • Fire Hazard analysis
  • Hydraulic studies
  • Modeling and analysis coverage of fire hydrants network with barrels

TYPICAL MANDATES

  • Designing water and foam fire suppression systems
  • Designing primary (foam boxes) and secondary (fixed or mobile fire monitors) protection for tanks
  • Designing sprinkler systems
  • Designing deluge systems
  • Upgrading existing fire systems
  • Upgrading loading ramp protection
  • Specifying fire protection equipment
    • Electric and diesel fire pumps
    • Deluge valves
    • Foam bladder tanks / foam chambers
    • Pump system with foam injection

Fire protection project examples

Our fire protection experts

Marie-Christine Viel

Marie-Christine Viel

Senior Engineer - Mechanical

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