Рассмотрены вопросы обнаружения и тушения пожара при высокостеллажном складировании продукции, являющейся пожарной нагрузкой, с использованием пожарных извещателей и автоматических установок пожаротушения (АУП). Проанализированы различные схемы АУП и подачи огнетушащих веществ (ОТВ), их преимущества и недостатки. Исходя из особенностей пожара на стеллажных складах, показана необходимость скорейшего его обнаружения и подачи ОТВ. Сформулированы задачи, решение которых позволит добиться максимальной эффективности применения АУП на высокостеллажных складах.Currently, there is a tendency to equip objects (warehouses, shopping centers) with racks for storing various products. The stored products represent a significant fire load (combustible packaging, products themselves, etc.). Racks can be of a great height (more than 10 m), be located both in isolation and in groups, and even be load-bearing as a part of the power frame of the building. The technology of racks loading and unloading provides for the use of electric cars with special lifts (stacker). The result of a fire at an object with high-rack storage (HRS) is a large material damage due to the destruction of stored products and damage (collapse) of the building as well as risk to people and undesirable socio-psychological resonance. Due to rapid flame spread on a vertical in case of fire on the object with HRS, the most important condition for the effective use of automatic fire extinguishing systems is to minimize the time both of fire detection and of commencement of extinguishing agent supply by appropriate sprinklers. It can be achieved by means: a) of special heat-accumulating screens above the racks at a large distance from the top of the stored goods to the ceiling that ensure the speedy operation of heat detectors; b) of satellite detectors which provide a compulsory start-up of the sprinklers. For the purpose of selective operation each satellite fire detector is equipped with a deflector or diaphragm so that the field of view of the detector agrees with the irrigated area. To concentrate the fire extinguishing agent supply directly to the high-rise rack and to provide increased irrigation intensity at the border of the sprayed stream, the spray angle of the sprinkler is limited by the flow shaper. Most often, the sprayed water flow is supplied to the upper tier of the rack and its side surface. Thus, this article presents the features of effective fire fighting at objects with HRS of products that are a fire load at an early stage of fire ignition. Various schemes of automatic fire extinguishing systems and their start-up are analyzed. In the future, it is necessary to carry out a calculated justification of the sprinkler installation sites to ensure the fire extinguishing agent supply both to the upper part and side surface of the burning rack as well as to protect neighbour racks and building structures.