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    A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method, consisting of a water supply system providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution...
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    A fire sprinkler or sprinkler head is the component of a fire sprinkler system that discharges water when the effects of a fire have been detected, such...
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    suppression systems External water spray system A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method, consisting of a water supply system, providing...
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  • Sprinkler system may refer to: Irrigation sprinkler, a device for irrigation of lawns or crops Fire sprinkler system, the entire systems of pipes and sprinklers...
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  • Thumbnail for 1979 Sydney Ghost Train fire
    staff before and during the fire (in particular their decision not to follow advice on the installation of a fire sprinkler system in the ride) breached their...
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    the time of the fire. Although some sprinklers were in the resort, they were not located anywhere near the fire. A full sprinkler system would have cost...
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    Gate, Lowell, Massachusetts Francis turbine Francis system: an early fire protection sprinkler system Francis formula: describes water as it goes over dams...
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  • typical automatic sprinkler system operates when heat at the site of a fire causes a fusible link or glass component in the sprinkler head to fail, thereby...
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    A fire pump usually refers to a pressure-increasing component of the water supply for fixed-place fire suppression systems such as fire sprinklers, standpipes...
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    Automatic fire suppression systems control and extinguish fires without human intervention. Examples of automatic systems include fire sprinkler system, gaseous...
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    and the venue's fire alarm began to sound, but it was not connected to the local fire department. The Station had no sprinkler system installed. Thick...
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  • nozzles can for example be fire sprinklers or water mist nozzles, hose reel nozzles, water monitors and deluge fire system nozzles. K-factors are usually...
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    of Sprinkler Systems, the most widely used fire sprinkler standard. Around 1904, the NFPA began to expand its membership from affiliates of fire insurance...
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  • measures, such as ensuring adequate fire detection and evacuation routes or installing fire sprinkler systems and other fire suppression systems. v t e...
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    fire extinguishers within a building, or may require permanently installed fire detection and suppression equipment such as a fire sprinkler system and...
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    Sprinkler fitting is a skilled trade that consists of assembling, installing, testing, repairing, inspecting, and certifying automatic fire suppression...
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  • pillow Fire door Fireproofing Fire-resistance rating Active fire protection External water spray system Fire sprinkler Fire alarm Fire alarm system Fire alarm...
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    the building's fire protection system has been disabled (such as a fire sprinkler control valve being closed, and consequently a sprinkler tamper switch...
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    water supply and lack of fire sprinkler systems contributed to the tragedy. The site was cleared after the fire, and a new fire station was constructed...
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  • supplies water to: fire sprinkler systems, standpipes or both. The standard also contains symbols for informing for enforcing fire safety rules, such...
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  • spray system (EWSS) is a domestic external fire sprinkler system designed to protect homes from bushfires and wildfires. While external spray systems have...
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    fire sprinkler system and the smoke detectors did not work. The fire broke out on 1 August 2004, with two explosions on the first floor. As the fire came...
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    fire sprinkler and combi-boiler systems. If the hazard is higher, even a relatively low hazard such as using antifreeze in the fire sprinkler system,...
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    applications as soldering, brazing, metal casting, electrical protection, fire sprinkler systems, and nontoxic mercury substitutes. The term eutectic was coined...
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  • They are used in fire sprinkler heads to activate the sprinkler in the presence of heat. They are used in automobile electrical systems as a fuse. A mechanical...
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    more importantly, fire sprinklers. International building codes and other authoritative agencies have incorporated fire sprinklers into multi-story buildings...
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    The Naval records center, for example, was outfitted with a full fire sprinkler system, while the Department of Defense facility was not. This reflected...
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    The building also lacked a fire sprinkler system, which, according to Safety Engineering, "would have put out the fire with less water than a barrel will...
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    Scandinavia on its way from Oslo to Copenhagen. The ferry's fire sprinkler system put out the fire before any of the crew or the 490 sleeping passengers were...
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    lack of evacuation and emergency plans. The fire sprinkler system, which was not criticized in the fire department's report, was not automated, as it...
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