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  2. Ventilation (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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    Ventilation is a part of structural firefighting tactics, and involves the expulsion of heat and smoke from a burning building, permitting the firefighters to more easily and safely find trapped individuals and attack the fire. It is frequently performed from the outside of a burning building while the fire is being extinguished on the inside.

  3. Fire-tube boiler - Wikipedia

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    A fire-tube boiler is a type of boiler invented in 1828 by Marc Seguin, [1] in which hot gases pass from a fire through one or more tubes running through a sealed container of water. The heat of the gases is transferred through the walls of the tubes by thermal conduction , heating the water and ultimately creating steam .

  4. Oxygen firebreak - Wikipedia

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    A fire in an oxygen tube approaching an oxygen firebreak. An oxygen firebreak, also known as a fire stop valve or fire safety valve, is a thermal fuse designed to extinguish a fire in the delivery tube being used by a patient on oxygen therapy and stop the flow of oxygen if the tube is accidentally ignited.

  5. Package boiler - Wikipedia

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    They may be vented using an existing masonry chimney, or an insulated coaxial steel tube chimney. Because the burner’s blower delivers combustion air, the over-fire draught negative pressure required is nearly nil. Stack height need only be sufficient for structure safety and to clear the nuisance of the exhaust fumes.

  6. Cavernous WWII-era hangar burns in Tustin, destroying a relic ...

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    Worldwide Aeros Corp. used one of the Tustin hangars to build a blimp–like cargo aircraft for the military, shown in 2012. ... Tustin-Firefighters are on scene of the former Tustin Air Base for ...

  7. The blimp is back – and this time, it’s tiny - AOL

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    The helium-filled blimps are fitted with solar panels and backup batteries to power their engines, have a flight time of up to 12 hours and a range of up to 400 kilometers (249 miles), flying at a ...

  8. Bellows - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a fireplace hand-bellows. A bellows or pair of bellows is a device constructed to furnish a strong blast of air.The simplest type consists of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards with handles joined by flexible leather sides enclosing an approximately airtight cavity which can be expanded and contracted by operating the handles, and fitted with a valve allowing air to ...

  9. Here’s Why You Don’t See Blimps Anymore - AOL

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