Water Based Local Fire Fighting System

A water based local fire fighting (FiFi) system is used on a vessel to quickly suppress a fire in an area that houses machinery. The word ‘local’ is used to indicate that the system will be deployed immediately without evacuating the area, sealing openings or preventing ventilation.

These will be actioned once the water based local fire fighting system has started and then the ship’s main fire fighting system will be activated. The system will usually consist of water spray, high and low pressure mist, and high and low expansion foam.