[doikor]

> Also they didn't have breathing gear (and trained staff) so you could go in and restart without waiting and also in case of an accident being able to try and rescue people.

At that point without actually going in and checking they have no real way of knowing if there really is/was a fire or not. So the proper procedure is to let the professionals handle it (wait for the fire department to clear the building). No amount of server downtime is worth sending a "not a firefighter" into a possibly burning building.

And facilities like these have strict control of where people can be so they know if someone is in there or not without of going in to check.

[witrak]

> So the proper procedure is to let the professionals handle it (wait for the fire department to clear the building).

Nevertheless, having breathing gear could allow beginning recovery action just after the fire department finished procedures. This would shorten recovery time.

[Mauricebranagh]

That was my point and large industrial sites quiet often have their own internal fire service.

[Mauricebranagh]

Video cameras maybe or sensors that detect products of burning :-)

I would hope that they do audit people in and out so i case of accidents you can account for everyone.

Oh and these would be trained people