Integral architectural or structural elements that are built to ensure safety of the occupants & property. E.G. • Firewalls • Fire-rated doors • Fire exit stairwells • Fire escape stairs • Smoke barriers • Fireproof bldg materials

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Devices or an assembly of devices that requires sensor triggers or human interaction in order to work. Components 1.) Fire detection and alarm system 2.) Fire protection system 2a) dry standpipe 2b) wet standpipe 3.) Fire suppression system

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Are group of devices designed to discover fires, alert the building occupants and contact the fire department.

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A method of active firefighting that involves the conveyance of water in pipes to extinguish or delay the spread of fire in a building.

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features two female inlets and plays an essential role in providing supplemental water to sprinkler and standpipe systems.

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Is a vertical fire pipe without a constant water supply. Equipped with a fire service inlet & outlet and installed exclusively for the use of the fire department.

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The difference between this and the dry standpipe is that (a)   standpipes have its own water supply from the fire tank, they do not depend on the fire department. Fire hoses connected to this standpipe may also be operated by adults inside the building.

A method of active fire fighting that is designed to extinguish fires or, at the very least, prevent them from spreading using agents other than water.

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Chemical agents used in fire suppression can either be dry or wet and also, some gases used may be harmful to humans when inhaled. So careful consideration must be done in choosing a fire suppression system.

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