danlb_2000
Premium Member
Smoke detectors still work with those missing panels.
Passage of smoke in an unsealed system will happen with or without the panels. In fact access to the problem will be easier without them.
Those panels might be fire resistant but they are not fire proof. At best they only hold it off for a very short time and falling ceiling panels that are on fire are far more of a hazard then having nothing there so that fire suppressing equipment can get to it.
You are right, nothing that isn't made of stone or steel is fire proof so if they are there or not will not prevent the situation from happening. You are making up situations that have more then one consequence. Some are good some are bad, but, there or not does nothing to prevent a fire situation or even prevent the existing systems from working. It is nothing more then distorted images about how things actually work.
https://www.compliance.gov/sites/default/files/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/fastfacts_ceilingtiles.pdf
"Properly installed ceiling systems allow smoke detectors, heat detectors, and fire sprinklers to operate correctly in the event of a fire. They also provide a barrier to the spread of smoke and fire. Breaking, displacing, or removing ceiling tiles enables hot gases and smoke from a fire to rise and accumulate above detectors and sprinklers. Doing so delays their activation, enabling fires to rapidly grow larger before an alarm and response occur."