Anyone who owns a house must ensure that the property is protected against fire. The topic of fire protection is regulated in the building codes of the federal states. For example, preventive fire protection includes ensuring that there are sufficient escape routes for the occupants should a fire occur. It is also a requirement that there be access routes for emergency vehicles.
Already in the planning of the house project, architects are instructed to use safe building materials and to construct the house in such a way that it is sufficiently protected. Those in possession of a photovoltaic system should make sure that the modules are not mounted flush on the roof, but at a distance of at least 15 centimeters from each other. This spacing ensures that the roof surface is not completely covered with the solar power-producing system, but allows for clearances. These facilitate better access to the fire-causing site for the fire department in an emergency.
The Association of Private Home Builders (VPB) makes an important contribution to the protection of human life and the property with the guidebook "Fire protection at home - protect yourself from fire". The guidebook points out what to look out for as early as the house construction planning stage, as well as possible weak points when buying a turnkey house. At best owners assign an independent expert to examine whether all precautions for the preventive fire protection were met. The guide also describes what to do in the event of a fire.
Source: VPB
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