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  2. Standpipe (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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    External access point for fire sprinkler and dry standpipe at a building in San Francisco, US Antique wet standpipe preserved at Edison and Ford Winter Estates. A standpipe or riser is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position, or into bridges in a horizontal position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water ...

  3. Fog nozzle - Wikipedia

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    A fog nozzle. A fog nozzle is a firefighting hose spray nozzle that breaks its stream into small droplets.By doing so, its stream achieves a greater surface area, and thus a greater rate of heat absorption, which, when compared to that of a smoothbore nozzle, speeds its transformation into the steam that smothers the fire by displacing its oxygen.

  4. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    (Attack line) A use classification of a fire fighting hose connected to output of a pump or other pressure source (e.g., gravity). Fire hose used to apply water or other fire fighting agent directly to a fire or burning substance. Typically of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (64 mm) diameter or less in the United States. Historically 1.5 inch hose was the ...

  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. Rafael Carpet - Wikipedia

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    Rafael Carpet can be operated in various modes including automatic, semi-automatic, and manual, offering operational flexibility. It is designed to be remotely operated from within a vehicle, protecting the crew from enemy fire. This system can also be reloaded rapidly in forward areas, enhancing its utility in combat scenarios.

  7. SimplexGrinnell - Wikipedia

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    SimplexGrinnell, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, is an American company specializing in active fire protection systems, communication systems and testing, inspection and maintenance services. The company headquarters is in Boca Raton , Florida ; corporate sales and marketing offices are in Westminster , Massachusetts , and the company has ...

  8. Cutting extinguisher - Wikipedia

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    The cutting extinguisher technique originates in Sweden, with Cold Cut Systems Svenska AB. [1] [2] Cold Cut Systems Svenska AB was founded in 1988.The origins of the company was in water jet cutting but in cooperation with Räddningsverket (today the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)), the coldcut Cobra cutting extinguisher was developed in the mid-1990s with the first commercial ...

  9. Wildfire suppression equipment and personnel - Wikipedia

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    Wildfire suppression equipment and personnel is part of the science of fire fighting focusing on the use of specialized equipment, training and tactics to effectively control, surround and eventually extinguish a natural cover fire. There are several specially designed tools that through their function and user training, perform specialized ...