The means of prevention and control of damge may be classified as: - early detection by smoke and heat detectors or manuel sighting followed by extinction of the fire by automatic sprinklers, manual aplication of water, foams, etc.; - containment by dividing the building into fireproof compartments to prevent fire spread and smoke trravels, and provision of fireproof escape routes; - fire protection of loadbearing structural members to ensure collapse does not occur before people can escape or the fire be extinguished and that the building may be subsequently repaired.