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2. Fire pump - Wikipedia

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   A jockey pump, also known as a pressure-maintenance pump, is a small pump connected to a fire suppression system near the fire pump and is intended to maintain pressure in a fire protection piping system. These pumps recover pressures lost from gradual, slow pressure declines in a system due to temperature changes, trapped air escapement, or ...

3. Variable speed fire pump controller - Wikipedia

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   Variable Speed Fire Pump Controllers were invented and released with a UL Listing for fire pump service in 2003 by Master Control Systems, Inc. [1] [2] Paragraph 10.5.5 in the 2003 edition of NFPA-20 recognized Variable Speed as an accepted method for operating the fire pump. Then in the NFPA-20 2007 edition, section 10.10 was added to clarify ...

4. Hard suction hose - Wikipedia

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   5-inch (13 cm) flex suction hose with Storz fittings, mounted on an engine. Flexible suction hose (Flex suction or suction hose), not to be confused with hard suction hose in U.S., is a specific type of fire hose used in drafting operations, when a fire engine uses a vacuum to draw water from a portable water tank, pool, or other static water source.

5. Fire hydrant - Wikipedia

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   Fire hydrant in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. A fire hydrant, fireplug, firecock (archaic), [1] hydrant riser or Johnny Pump [2] is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply. It is a component of active fire protection. Underground fire hydrants have been used in Europe and Asia since at least the 18th ...

6. Waterous Company - Wikipedia

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   Waterous Company is an American manufacturer of fire pumps, hydrants and fire suppression equipment. Based in South St Paul, Minnesota. [1] Originally part of Waterous Engine Works Co. Ltd, the fire equipment operation in Winnipeg was relocated to St Paul, Minnesota in 1886 [2] [3]

7. Fire engine - Wikipedia

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   A fire engine or fire truck (also spelled firetruck) is a vehicle, usually a specially-designed or modified truck, that functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and water to an incident as well as carrying equipment for firefighting operations in a fire drill.

8. Finland says oil tanker linked to subsea cable damage has ...

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   HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland's public transport agency said on Wednesday that an oil tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea was found to have serious deficiencies and will ...

9. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   A valve set to open at a specified pressure so as to not exceed safe operating pressure in hoses or pumps. Rescue engine A single piece of fire apparatus that can operate as either a rescue or an engine. This apparatus normally is outfitted with heavy rescue equipment, hoselines, pump, water tank, etc. Rex Tool