In addition to complying with fire safety
regulatory requirements, the recommendations
of the NFPA 75 standard can also help
organizations address the following concerns:
• Fire threat of the installation to occupants or
exposed property
• Economic loss from loss of function or loss
of records
• Economic loss from value of equipment
• Business interruption
Although the probability of occurrence of
fire originating in digital equipment (servers,
storage units) is very low because there is little
energy available to any fault and little combustible
material within the equipment,2 risk may be
significant considering IT equipment has become a
vital and commonplace tool for business, industry,
government and research groups.