SEP1502 Assignment 2
(COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 - DUE
25 September 2025
[Document subtitle]
[School]
[Course title]
, SEP1502 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 25 September 2025
Course
Fire Prevention and Safety Strategies (SEP1502)
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Book
Fire Safety Management Handbook
SEP1502 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 25 September 2025;
100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
In your own words, describe about the term “steam-driven fire engine”.
A steam-driven fire engine was an early type of firefighting machine that used a steam engine
to power the water pump instead of relying on people or horses to pump it by hand.
In simple terms, it was a large fire pump mounted on wheels, with a boiler that produced
steam. The steam engine then drove a piston pump, which forced water through hoses at high
pressure to fight fires. These machines began appearing in the mid-1800s and were a big step
forward because they could deliver a stronger, steadier stream of water than hand-operated
pumps, and they required fewer firefighters to operate.
They were usually horse-drawn to the fire scene, and once the boiler was fired up, the steam
pressure powered the pump. Steam-driven fire engines remained in use until internal
combustion engines replaced them in the early 1900s.
[2] QUESTION 2 Every security guard needs to be familiar with the sections of the Fire Brigade
Services Act 99 of 1987. Explain Fire Brigade Services Act 99 of 1987 based on the following
sections:
ire Brigade Services Act 99 of 1987 is a South African law that provides for the establishment,
organization, and control of fire brigade services. Its purpose is to ensure that fire services are
properly managed so that they can prevent, combat, and extinguish fires, as well as protect
lives, property, and the environment.
(COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 - DUE
25 September 2025
[Document subtitle]
[School]
[Course title]
, SEP1502 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 25 September 2025
Course
Fire Prevention and Safety Strategies (SEP1502)
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Book
Fire Safety Management Handbook
SEP1502 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DUE 25 September 2025;
100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
In your own words, describe about the term “steam-driven fire engine”.
A steam-driven fire engine was an early type of firefighting machine that used a steam engine
to power the water pump instead of relying on people or horses to pump it by hand.
In simple terms, it was a large fire pump mounted on wheels, with a boiler that produced
steam. The steam engine then drove a piston pump, which forced water through hoses at high
pressure to fight fires. These machines began appearing in the mid-1800s and were a big step
forward because they could deliver a stronger, steadier stream of water than hand-operated
pumps, and they required fewer firefighters to operate.
They were usually horse-drawn to the fire scene, and once the boiler was fired up, the steam
pressure powered the pump. Steam-driven fire engines remained in use until internal
combustion engines replaced them in the early 1900s.
[2] QUESTION 2 Every security guard needs to be familiar with the sections of the Fire Brigade
Services Act 99 of 1987. Explain Fire Brigade Services Act 99 of 1987 based on the following
sections:
ire Brigade Services Act 99 of 1987 is a South African law that provides for the establishment,
organization, and control of fire brigade services. Its purpose is to ensure that fire services are
properly managed so that they can prevent, combat, and extinguish fires, as well as protect
lives, property, and the environment.
