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    Dry firing is the act of activating the firing mechanism (or otherwise simulating the firing of) a bow, crossbow, firearm or other projectile discharging...
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    systems are not available, dry hydrants are used to supply water for fighting fires. A dry hydrant is analogous to a standpipe. A dry hydrant is usually an...
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    A fire extinguisher is a handheld active fire protection device usually filled with a dry or wet chemical used to extinguish or control small fires, often...
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    snap cap is used to ensure that dry-firing firearms of certain designs does not cause stress and impact damage to the firing pin and/or the barrel breech...
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  • as follows: Fire — 1 – Aries; 5 – Leo; 9 – Sagittarius – hot, dry, ardent Earth — 2 – Taurus; 6 – Virgo; 10 – Capricorn – heavy, cold, dry Air — 3 – Gemini;...
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    in stairwells in high rise buildings. Dry standpipes are not filled with water until needed in fire fighting. Fire fighters often bring hoses in with them...
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    Dry Chemical, ABC Powder, tri-class, or multi-purpose dry chemical is a dry chemical extinguishing agent used on class A, class B, and class C fires....
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  • Fire is considered to be both hot and dry and, according to Plato, is associated with the tetrahedron. Fire is one of the four classical elements in...
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    petroleum solvents caused many fires and explosions, resulting in government regulation of dry cleaners. After World War I, dry cleaners began using chlorinated...
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    live cartridge does. Because dry-firing (releasing the firing pin with an empty chamber) a gun can sometimes lead to firing pin (striker) damage, dummy...
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    their high radii of curvature. Tiny dry ice pellets are used primarily for dry ice blasting, quick freezing, fire fighting, oil solidifying and have been...
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    Albuquerque Office. "Dry thunderstorms". Fire Weather Topics. National Weather Service. Retrieved December 31, 2019. "What Is a Dry Thunderstorm?". weather...
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    100,000 residents homeless. The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of the city center. A long period of hot, dry, windy conditions, and the wooden...
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  • Dry Wood Fierce Fire is a 2002 Hong Kong romantic comedy film written and directed by Wilson Yip, and starring Louis Koo and Miriam Yeung. The film was...
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  • The Dry Branch Fire Squad is an American traditional-style bluegrass band from Virginia, which is fronted by Ron Thomason. The band is known for its showy...
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    recommended not to excessively "dry fire" rimfire firearms (ie firing without a chambered round) as it is possible for the firing pin to strike the face of...
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    attracting notice, while dry pipe systems should not fail in this manner.[citation needed] Disadvantages of using dry pipe fire sprinkler systems include:...
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    an empty magazine is reinserted. This is a danger because the user may dry fire the gun during or after the unloading process. With a magazine disconnect...
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  • - Fundamental Techniques and Competition Skills (2013) by Ben Stoeger Dry-Fire Training: For the Practical Pistol Shooter (2014) by Ben Stoeger Skills...
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  • Purple-K (category Fire suppression agents)
    known as PKP, is a dry-chemical fire suppression agent used in some dry chemical fire extinguishers. It is the second most effective dry chemical in fighting...
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    Wildfire (redirect from Bush fire)
    bushfire (in Australia), desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or veld fire. Some natural forest ecosystems depend...
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    The Yarnell Hill Fire was a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, ignited by dry lightning on June 28, 2013. On June 30, it overran and killed 19 members of...
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    tropical dry forest ecoregions, the East Deccan dry evergreen forests, the Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests, and the Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen...
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    Shooting range (redirect from Firing range)
    They may be used to pack, unpack or holster firearms, cleaning or repair, dry fire or train with empty magazines. The Safety Area will have a designated safe...
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    in Canadian history. The preceding summer had been unusually hot and dry. Fire rangers, anticipating the upcoming "burn" season, had requested to stay...
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  • may be extinguished by water, wet chemical suppression, or dry chemical powder. Class B fires are those where the fuel is flammable or combustible liquid...
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  • The Dry is a 2020 Australian mystery drama thriller film directed by Robert Connolly, from a screenplay by Connolly and Harry Cripps, and is based on...
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  • The term dry run appears to have originated from fire departments in the US. In order to practice, they would carry out dispatches of the fire brigade...
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    new design came a new dry fire method; instead of the bolt being turned up slightly, the action is locked back to catch the firing pin. The action was later...
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    notch position, to practice dry-firing. G2's with switchable firing pins (centerfire or rimfire) can be safely dry-fired with the hammer only in the safety...
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