Professional Development Hour - Kitchen Fires 101

Join CaptiveAire for a professional development hour (PDH) about Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems. This presentation explains the history and evolution of kitchen fire suppression systems, and the different approaches and philosophies CaptiveAire has deployed to design and produce effective systems. From the fire triangle to UL testing standards, we cover a broad range of topics with tailored visuals and animations. Learn more about CaptiveAire at captiveaire.com. To receive PDH certification for this video, please visit CaptiveAire.com/library and click Request Access under the Professional Development section. Fill out the form on the pop up that appears and click Send. CaptiveAire will then add you to a professional development portal where you can access a certificate to confirm your training. WATCH PART 2 HERE: https://youtu.be/7gxLBoLqfz0 0:00 Introduction 01:29 Part 1 - The Fundamentals of Fighting Fire 01:29 The Fire Triangle 03:32 Early Kitchen Fire Suppression 03:44 Dry Chemical Agents 04:10 The Rise of Vegetable Oils 05:39 Wet Chemical Agents 06:37 The Dangers of Oil 09:38 Limitations of Fixed Agent Systems 10:29 CORE Continuous Agent System 13:25 Part 2 - Electronic Detection and Activation 15:14 Detecting Fires 16:54 Redundancy 18:20 Electronic Supervision 19:42 Old Fashioned Downfalls 21:25 Part 3 - Raising the Bar 21:28 Lifting Up “The Bottom End” 22:40 CORE vs TANK Overview 24:28 Our Lab 26:38 Overlapping vs. Appliance Specific Coverage 29:57 Which should you pick? 31:20 Part 4 - A Complete Solution 31:23 Passive Fire Protection 31:53 “Like a Chimney” 32:51 Self-Cleaning Systems 33:43 The Right Ductwork 34:06 Exhaust Fans 34:40 Factory Integration 35:46 A Dangerous Alternative 36:49 In the Next Video!