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		+	An active fire protection system is a fire protection system which requires some action in order to function in the event of a fire, such as a fire extinguisher that needs to be operated manually, or a sprinkler system that is triggered by a fire alarm.
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		+	This is as opposed to passive fire protection systems, which do not require any action to help prevent the spread of fire, such as fire curtains or fire doors.
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	[http://cic.org.uk/setting-the-bar-annexes.php Setting the bar. A new competence regime for building a safer future. The Final Report of the Competence Steering Group for Building a Safer Future], Published in October 2020, defines active fire protection as: ‘Method(s) used to reduce or prevent the spread and effects of fire, heat or smoke by virtue of detection and/or suppression of the fire and which require a certain amount of motion and/or response to be activated.’		[http://cic.org.uk/setting-the-bar-annexes.php Setting the bar. A new competence regime for building a safer future. The Final Report of the Competence Steering Group for Building a Safer Future], Published in October 2020, defines active fire protection as: ‘Method(s) used to reduce or prevent the spread and effects of fire, heat or smoke by virtue of detection and/or suppression of the fire and which require a certain amount of motion and/or response to be activated.’
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		+	See also: Passive fire protection.

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	[http://cic.org.uk/setting-the-bar-annexes.php Setting the bar. A new competence regime for building a safer future. The Final Report of the Competence Steering Group for Building a Safer Future], Published in October 2020, defines active fire protection as: ‘Method(s) used to reduce or prevent the spread and effects of fire, heat or smoke by virtue of detection and/or suppression of the fire and which require a certain amount of motion and/or response to be activated.’		[http://cic.org.uk/setting-the-bar-annexes.php Setting the bar. A new competence regime for building a safer future. The Final Report of the Competence Steering Group for Building a Safer Future], Published in October 2020, defines active fire protection as: ‘Method(s) used to reduce or prevent the spread and effects of fire, heat or smoke by virtue of detection and/or suppression of the fire and which require a certain amount of motion and/or response to be activated.’

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[http://cic.org.uk/setting-the-bar-annexes.php Setting the bar. A new competence regime for building a safer future. The Final Report of the Competence Steering Group for Building a Safer Future], Published in October 2020, defines active fire protection as: ‘Method(s) used to reduce or prevent the spread and effects of fire, heat or smoke by virtue of detection and/or suppression of the fire and which require a certain amount of motion and/or response to be activated.’

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* Building a Safer Future.
* Building Safety Bill.
* Fire protection.
* Fire.
* Grenfell Tower fire.
* Hackett Review.
* Raising the Bar Interim Report

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