Understanding the differences between fire detection and alarm technologies can help you select the right fire protection products for your facility.
The completion of this acquisition marks the largest acquisition in the fire suppression market for United Safety.
Premature closing of sprinkler valves seems to stem from a belief that sprinklers are there to hold the fire in check until the fire service arrives, and then the fire service takes over from there. This is not true.
Issues with flammable cladding stretch back more than 40 years.
This article addresses water-based systems such as water spray, water mist, foam, and foam water.
Tank-to-tank fire spread occurs from spreading ground-level liquid fires or radiant heat transfer.
A full-scale fire sprinkler test usually consists of two forty-foot-long double row racks with single row tacks on each side as a target.
The Ansul Flowmax PPW variable range proportioner utilizes a variable orifice to meter an accurate flow of liquid foam concentrate over a wider range of flows and pressures than standard balanced pressure pump proportioners.
In this column, I will address specific types of fire extinguishers and extinguishing agents, touch on various methods of applying extinguishing agents, and I will also put forth as examples some of the fire extinguishers carried by FDNY.
Contamination issues at fire training facilities (particularly airports and defense sites) from intensive training use over decades, is raising government pressure, and focusing attention on the environmental costs of legacy PFOS and PFOA usage.
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