definition for: #dfendinplace

Defend in place is a term use to describe the strategy for ensuring the occupants of apartment buildings (usually) do not have to evacuate in the event of a fire in another apartment in the same building. The phrase is preferred to 'stay put' which is a phrase often used to describe the same strategy, however it has been misunderstood and in a notorious case resulted in people being told to remain in their apartments when they were affected by fire and smoke.

The term used to describe the fire safety strategy for apartment builidngs designed and constructed using BS9991 and Approved document B.