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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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    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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  • up sprinkler in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sprinkler may refer to: Irrigation sprinkler, a device for watering lawns or crops Fire sprinkler, a...
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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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    fire, but did not seek medical attention. The fire was confined to the casino and restaurant areas. The hotel was not equipped with a fire sprinkler system...
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    vehicle fire suppression systems Manual vehicle fire suppression systems External water spray system A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection...
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  • The Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act (FSIA) is the name of a piece of legislation that has been introduced in both the House and the Senate since 2003. The...
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    technologies and lessons learned from actual fire experiences. Inspired by the fire, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act has been proposed United States...
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    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...
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  • mechanical or electrical safety device. They are used in fire sprinkler heads to activate the sprinkler in the presence of heat. They are used in automobile...
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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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  • 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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    portable fire extinguishers within a building, or may require permanently installed fire detection and suppression equipment such as a fire sprinkler system...
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    GRINNELL CORPORATION AND THE FIRE SPRINKLER INDUSTRY, Compiled By; Jerome S. Pepi Vice President, Research and Development Fire Protection Products, January...
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  • Building Code requires that all fire standpipe and fire sprinkler connections must be visible from the roadway or fire department access in new construction...
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    including residences, have fire sprinkler systems. Correctly working sprinklers in a residence greatly reduce the risk of death from a fire. With the small rooms...
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  • the water from the sprinkler head. This means that only the sprinkler heads at the fire location actuate – not all the sprinklers on a floor or in a building...
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    Automatic fire suppression systems control and extinguish fires without human intervention. Examples of automatic systems include fire sprinkler system,...
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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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    Sprinkler fitting is a skilled trade that consists of assembling, installing, testing, repairing, inspecting, and certifying automatic fire suppression...
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    Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association Fire sprinkler https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/face200737.pdf "2015-02-25 Flushing the Standpipe - Fire...
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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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    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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  • The fire point, or combustion point, of a fuel is the lowest temperature at which the liquid fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after...
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    ordered the opening of the fire hydrants to provide relief to the population. Today some US communities provide low flow sprinkler heads to enable residents...
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  • father as partners in the firm. One of their constructions was the Omaha Fire Department Hose Company No. 4 building, erected in 1913. When the founding...
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    The British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) is the trade body for the fire sprinkler industry in the United Kingdom. Members of BAFSA install...
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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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  • Sprinkler system may refer to: Irrigation sprinkler, a device for irrigation of lawns or crops Fire sprinkler system, the entire systems of pipes and...
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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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