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2. Fire sprinkler - Wikipedia

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   A fire sprinkler mounted on a ceiling. 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 as when a predetermined temperature has been exceeded. Fire sprinklers are extensively used worldwide, with over 40 million sprinkler heads fitted each year.

3. Fire sprinkler system - Wikipedia

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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 piping system, to which fire sprinklers are connected. Although initially used only in factories and large commercial buildings, systems for homes and small buildings are now available ...

4. Safety curtain - Wikipedia

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   A safety curtain is required per United States building codes if the proscenium wall is required to be fire rated. [1] The curtain is required to demonstrate a fire rating of approximately 30 min per testing. [2] In the UK, it is a requirement that a safety curtain must be fully down within the proscenium opening within 30 seconds of being ...

5. External water spray system - Wikipedia

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   An external water spray system (EWSS) is a domestic external fire sprinkler system designed to protect homes from bushfires and wildfires.While external spray systems have long been used in fire protection for buildings and facilities [citation needed], EWSS refers to domestic bushfire/wildfire systems.

6. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   A short piece of fire hose, usually 10 to 20 feet (6.1 m) long, of large diameter, greater than 2.5 inches (64 mm) and as large as 6 inches (150 mm), used to move water from a fire hydrant to the fire engine, when the fire apparatus is parked close to the hydrant. Solid stream A fire-fighting water stream emitted from a smooth-bore nozzle.

7. 5 years after COVID, Americans are split on whether it's ...

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   This winter marks five years since the onset of COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that led to a global pandemic and more than 1.2 million deaths in the U.S.