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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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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James B. Francis (section Fire sprinkler system)
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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Automatic fire suppression systems control and extinguish fires without human intervention. Examples of automatic systems include fire sprinkler system, gaseous...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Placard (section Fire sprinkler systems)
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 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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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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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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Dupont Plaza Hotel arson (redirect from Dupont Plaza Hotel fire)
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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