FEI provided assessments and retro-commissioning of aircraft hangar fire suppression systems at 12 Air Force Reserve bases throughout the U.S., totaling approximately 44 active aircraft hangars. The hangar bays ranged from 20,000 square feet to 60,000 square feet, with ceiling heights varying from 30 feet to 105 feet.
FEI performed all retro-commissioning services. We also completed minor maintenance and repair work at each facility such as cleaning strainers, replacing detectors and adjusting nozzles.
Our services included:
- Performing a visual assessment of the hangar and its associated fire protection systems.
- Functional performance testing of all fire protection systems.
- Hydraulic analysis of water-based fire suppression systems.
- Developing a comprehensive report in order to provide a baseline as to each hangar’s fire suppression capabilities.
- Recommendations for repair, upgrade and replacement.
- Developing associated cost estimates for repair, upgrade and replacement.
The specific systems included:
- Fire alarm and detection.
- Wet pipe fire sprinkler.
- Dry pipe fire sprinkler.
- Pre-action fire sprinkler.
- Low-level high-expansion foam fire suppression.
- Low-level AFFF fire suppression.
- Fire pump systems.