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  2. SimplexGrinnell - Wikipedia

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    It is currently the largest fire protection company in the world. Grinnell Fire Protection was purchased by Tyco in 1976. Tyco bought Simplex Time Recorder Company on January 5, 2001, for US$ 1.15 billion and merged it with Grinnell Fire Protection, forming SimplexGrinnell.

  3. Fire protection engineering - Wikipedia

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    Fire protection engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people, property, and their environments from the harmful and destructive effects of fire and smoke. It encompasses engineering which focuses on fire detection , suppression and mitigation and fire safety engineering which focuses on human behavior ...

  4. Fire protection - Wikipedia

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    Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially destructive fires. [1] [2] It involves the study of the behaviour, compartmentalisation, suppression and investigation of fire and its related emergencies, as well as the research and development, production, testing and application of mitigating systems.

  5. High-voltage transformer fire barriers - Wikipedia

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    The primary North American document that deals with outdoor high-voltage transformer fire barriers is NFPA 850. [1] NFPA 850 outlines that outdoor oil-insulated transformers should be separated from adjacent structures and from each other by firewalls, spatial separation, or other approved means for the purpose of limiting the damage and potential spread of fire from a transformer failure.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Firewall (construction) - Wikipedia

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    A building under construction, showing the structurally independent cinderblock firewalls subdividing the building Building 4 of the Waynesboro Outlet Village, showing a concrete firewall running through the building Concrete firewalls still standing on Building 7 of the former Waynesboro Outlet Village, following a firefighter training exercise which intentionally burned the building