Hangers are getting larger, as are the aircraft they are designed and built to accommodate. Both the hanger structures and the aircraft are also becoming increasingly expensive to build, which is raising the stakes when it comes to hanger fire protection.

Restaurant fires typically start in the kitchen. Annually they cost millions of dollars in lost revenue and repairs, risk the lives of staff and diners, and cost tens of thousands of jobs. However, restaurant kitchen fires are preventable if appropriate suppression systems are installed, tested and maintained, and if management implements effective cleaning and grease removal regimes and safe working practices.

A state-of-the-art fire detection and suppression system supplied by Brisbane-based Delta Fire is providing around the clock protection in the kitchens of the 27,400-seat Skilled Park stadium at Robina on Queensland's Gold Coast. The Park - Queensland's latest sporting and entertainment venue - has three function rooms with a banqueting total capacity approaching 1000.

Fires in high risk and special hazard environments have the ability to escalate quickly into catastrophic events that can easily threaten the lives of the facility's workforce and those fighting the blaze. The outcome can so easily result in the loss of expensive or difficult to replace mission-critical assets and the destruction of neighbouring properties, have a significant economic impact and damage the environment. So, the ability to deliver a fast, effective and reliable response is of paramount importance.