⚠ Emergency: If a suppression system discharges — evacuate the room immediately and do not re-enter until ventilated and all-clear given.

Online Webinar — 10 December 2026, 13:00–14:00 GMT

Server Room Fire Safety Webinar

A free 60-minute webinar for IT managers, facilities teams, and data centre operators. Covers the full specialist fire protection requirement for server rooms: early warning detection, clean agent suppression, enclosure integrity, UPS battery risks, and annual maintenance obligations.

Free to attend Online 60 minutes IT & facilities

Why December

Year-end infrastructure reviews and capacity upgrades mean new equipment is frequently installed in server rooms in November–December. This is a high-risk period: additional cable runs, temporary PDU configurations, and new UPS units all increase fire risk. This webinar is timed to reach IT and facilities managers before year-end changes are made.

Session agenda

13:00 Welcome and the server room fire risk picture — why data centres are high risk
13:07 Electrical fire hazards: PDU loading, cable management, UPS battery failure modes
13:17 Very early smoke detection (VESDA/ASD): how it works and why point detectors are insufficient
13:27 Clean agent suppression: FM-200, Novec 1230, inert gases — selection, BS EN 15004, and enclosure integrity
13:37 Pre-action systems vs gas suppression: when each is appropriate
13:44 Fire stopping and compartmentation for server rooms
13:50 Testing, maintenance, and annual service requirements
13:55 Q&A
14:00 Close and resources

What you will leave with

  • A clear understanding of why standard smoke alarms are insufficient for server rooms
  • Knowledge of VESDA and aspirating smoke detection systems and when they are required
  • A framework for specifying and commissioning a clean agent suppression system
  • An understanding of enclosure integrity requirements and why they matter
  • A server room fire safety audit checklist

Pre-webinar reading

Our server room fire safety guide covers the full detection and suppression framework. For electrical fire risk context, read our electrical fire prevention guide. For suppression system types, see our fire suppression systems glossary entry and our automatic fire detection entry.

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