Fire Protection
In airports, effective fire protection is essential to maintain compartmentation, contain fire and smoke, and protect passengers, staff, and essential infrastructure.
Airports are complex, high-occupancy buildings where safety and operational continuity are critical. Effective fire stopping is essential to maintain compartmentation, contain fire and smoke, and protect passengers, staff, and essential infrastructure.
With extensive service routes running through terminals, control rooms, baggage systems, and back-of-house areas, unsealed penetrations can allow rapid fire and smoke spread. Fire stopping systems help maintain the integrity of fire-rated walls and floors, supporting safe evacuation routes and limiting disruption to airport operations.
This is achieved using solutions such as intumescent sealants for joints and small penetrations, batt systems and fire-rated mortars for larger service openings and voids, pipe collars and wraps for combustible pipework, and cable transit systems or sleeves for dense electrical and data services.
In doing so, fire stopping helps maintain compartmentation across key zones, protect escape routes, safeguard critical systems, limit fire spread in high-traffic areas, and support compliance with stringent aviation safety requirements.
