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  2. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    A hand held fire extinguisher using water for the extinguishing agent which is expelled by compressed air. Wetting agents may be added to the water and AFFF foam can be used in similar extinguishers. Automatic distress signal unit (ADSU) An alarm device that signals that a firefighter is in trouble.

  3. General Detroit Corporation - Wikipedia

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    General-Pacific Corporation, a Los Angeles-based subsidiary was established in 1937. The last General fire truck was built in Detroit in 1956 and the name was changed to General Fire Extinguisher Corporation the following year. General Fire Extinguisher Corporation filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2000 and chapter 7 in 2001.

  4. Phalanx CIWS - Wikipedia

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    The Block 1 CIWS mounts (hydraulic) also fired at 3,000 rounds per minute with an extended magazine drum holding 1,550 rounds. The Block 1A and newer (pneumatic driven) CIWS mounts fire at a rate of 4,500 rounds per minute with a 1,550-round magazine. The velocity of the rounds fired is about 3,600 feet per second (1,100 m/s).

  5. Fire pump - Wikipedia

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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, and foam systems. Fire pumps are also a critical component integrated into fire trucks and fire boats, and serve a similar purpose boosting water supplies for firefighting hose operations.

  6. Fireboat - Wikipedia

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    Deluge, retired fire fighting tug. Tokyo Fire Department 's Ariake fireboat. The Edward M. Cotter of Buffalo, New York, considered the world's oldest active fireboat. A fireboat or fire-float is a specialized watercraft with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires.

  7. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Tender (also "water tender"): A wheeled fire apparatus equipped to carry large volumes of water to a fire. Often used in areas without an adequate or universal water supply system, such as rural areas without hydrants. They may carry anywhere from 1,500 to 7,500 US gallons (5,700 to 28,400 litres) of water.

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