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2. Fire sprinkler system - Wikipedia

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   A fire sprinkler system ... Activation can also be via an electric or pneumatic fire alarm pull station which signals the fire alarm panel to signal the deluge valve ...

3. Fire sprinkler - Wikipedia

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

4. Fire alarm control panel - Wikipedia

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   A fire alarm control panel (FACP), fire alarm control unit (FACU), fire indicator panel (FIP), or simply fire alarm panel is the controlling component of a fire alarm system. The panel receives information from devices designed to detect and report fires, monitors their operational integrity, and provides for automatic control of equipment, and ...

5. Fire alarm system - Wikipedia

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   A fire alarm control panel Fire alarm speaker and pull station. Fire alarm systems are composed of several distinct parts: Fire alarm control panel (FACP), or fire alarm control unit (FACU): This component, the hub of the system, monitors inputs and system integrity, controls outputs, and transmits information.

6. Frederick Grinnell - Wikipedia

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   He continued to improve the device and in 1890 invented the glass disc sprinkler, essentially the same as that in use today. Such sprinklers are called le Grinnell in France. [2] He secured some 40 distinct patents for improvements on his sprinklers, and invented a dry pipe valve and the automatic fire-alarm system as well.

7. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Type of sprinkler system where sprinkler heads do not have individual valves, and the water (or other extinguishing agent) is disbursed from all sprinkler heads simultaneously when a central (or zoned) valve is triggered by a sensor (or manually). This is typically reserved for industrial areas where rapid fire spread must be prevented at the ...