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Passive Fire Protection Knowledge Hub
Practical guides to passive fire protection, fire stopping, compartmentation and the products used to protect walls, floors, cavities, doors and service penetrations.
Start with the fundamentals or jump directly into detailed guides covering common products, applications and specification considerations.
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Start with the essentials
A good starting point if you are new to passive fire protection or need to refresh the fundamentals.
Knowledge & Guidance
Understand Passive Fire Protection
Passive fire protection covers the built-in systems used to help restrict the spread of fire, smoke and heat through a building.
Compartment walls, floors, cavity barriers, penetration seals, fire doors and other systems perform different roles within the overall fire strategy.
This Knowledge Hub is designed to help you understand those systems before moving on to individual products and manufacturer documentation.
Start Here
Passive Fire Protection Essentials
Build a solid understanding of the core principles before exploring individual products and applications.
Fire Stopping Guides
Service Penetrations & Fire Stopping
Learn about the systems used around pipes, cables, ducts and other services passing through fire-resisting walls and floors.
Fire Door Guides
Fire Door Seals & Intumescent Strips
Understand the role of perimeter seals, smoke seals, intumescent strips and threshold protection within suitable fire door assemblies.
Compartmentation Guides
Cavities, Barriers & Building Openings
Learn how passive fire protection systems are used in concealed cavities, façades and larger openings to support compartmentation.
From Guide to Product
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The Knowledge Hub explains the principles. Our category and brand pages help you move from understanding the application to finding relevant products.
Final product selection should always be checked against the specific construction, service arrangement and relevant manufacturer documentation.
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Using the Knowledge Hub
Understand the System, Not Just the Product
Fire protection products should be considered as components within complete tested and specified systems.
Check the Construction
Wall, floor, cavity or door construction can determine which systems are suitable.
Check the Application
Service type, opening size, position and installation arrangement all matter.
Check the Evidence
Use relevant manufacturer documentation, classification evidence and tested system details.
Frequently Asked Questions
Knowledge Hub FAQs
The Knowledge Hub covers passive fire protection, compartmentation, fire stopping, service penetrations, fire batts, pipe collars, intumescent products, fire door seals, cavity barriers, putty pads, fire curtains and related UK guidance.
Fire Protection Direct supplies passive fire protection and fire stopping products through its product categories and manufacturer pages. Guides link to relevant product areas where appropriate.
The guides are designed to help you understand different products and applications. Final product selection should consider the specific construction, service type, opening dimensions, required performance, manufacturer documentation and supporting tested system evidence.
No. The product must be suitable for the specific application and form part of an appropriate tested system. Substrate, service type, installation method and other factors can all affect performance.
Knowledge to Product
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Browse our product categories or contact Fire Protection Direct if you need help finding products for a particular application.
