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  2. Fire suppression system - Wikipedia

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    An Ansul fire suppression system in a hospital cafeteria. Fire suppression systems are used to extinguish, control, or in some cases, entirely prevent fires from spreading or occurring. Fire suppression systems have an incredibly large variety of applications, and as such, there are many different types of suppression systems for different ...

  3. Property insurance - Wikipedia

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    An 18th-century fire insurance contract. Property insurance can be traced to the Great Fire of London, which in 1666 devoured more than 13,000 houses.The devastating effects of the fire converted the development of insurance "from a matter of convenience into one of urgency, a change of opinion reflected in Sir Christopher Wren's inclusion of a site for 'the Insurance Office' in his new plan ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Real Estate Terms and What They Mean - AOL

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    Jaime Uziel knows that as a real estate attorney his clients depend on him to interpret the legalese that's part of any real estate transaction. He's happy to do that, he says, but he also tries ...

  6. Can a seller back out of a real estate contract? - AOL

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    The language of real estate contracts is typically written to protect buyers. And in many cases, a home seller who reneges on a purchase contract can be sued for breach of contract. A judge could ...

  7. 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.

  8. What does fire containment mean? - AOL

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    At the Palisades fire, which has burned 23,700 acres, containment was at 22% Thursday morning, up from 17% a day earlier, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

  9. Real estate contract - Wikipedia

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    A real estate contract typically does not convey or transfer ownership of real estate by itself. A different document called a deed is used to convey real estate. In a real estate contract, the type of deed to be used to convey the real estate may be specified, such as a warranty deed or a quitclaim deed. If a deed type is not specifically ...