Active fire protection (AFP) is an integral part of fire protection. AFP is characterized by items and/or systems, which require a certain amount of motion...

pillow Fire door Fireproofing Fire-resistance rating Active fire protection External water spray system Fire sprinkler Fire alarm Fire alarm system Fire alarm...

active components such as fire dampers. Passive fire protection systems are intended to: Contain a fire to the compartment of fire origin Slow a fire...

to: Fire detection – fire alarm systems and brigade call systems Active fire protection – fire suppression systems Passive fire protection – fire and...

An active protection system (APS) is a system designed to actively prevent certain anti-tank weapons from destroying a vehicle. Countermeasures that either...

firefighters can tap into a water supply. It is a component of active fire protection. Underground fire hydrants have been used in Europe and Asia since at least...

from space. Fire protection, including passive fire protection measures such as physical firewalls and fireproofing, and active fire protection measures...

The GL5 Active Protection System is an active protection system developed in China by NORINCO designed for main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles...

damage resulting from a fire. A common form of active fire protection is fire sprinklers. To maximize passive fire protection of buildings, building materials...

A fire extinguisher is a handheld active fire protection device usually filled with a dry or wet chemical used to extinguish or control small fires, often...

Fire detectors sense one or more of the products or phenomena resulting from fire, such as smoke, heat, infrared and/or ultraviolet light radiation, or...

designation מעיל רוח, 'Windbreaker') is a protection system for military armored vehicles. It is termed an active protection system (APS) and is designed by Rafael...

fire protection engineering, the K-factor formula is used to calculate the volumetric flow rate from a nozzle. Spray nozzles can for example be fire sprinklers...

Powder fire extinguishers are for fires caused by combustible metals. A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method, consisting of a water supply...

A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method, consisting of a water supply system providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution...

is fired that detonates near the inbound threat, destroying it before it hits the vehicle. Arena is similar to Drozd, a Soviet active protection system...

specifically for fire service use. The main standard that governs fire pump fixed-place installations in North America is the National Fire Protection Association's...

Fire dampers (or fire shutters) are passive fire protection products used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) ducts to prevent and isolate...

protection systems were designed to control fires until the arrival of the fire department. Technology portal Active fire protection Automatic fire suppression...

devices to a fire alarm. They may be linked to fire alarm systems to varying degrees. A fire alarm pull station is an active fire protection device, usually...

Hypoxic air technology for fire prevention, also known as oxygen reduction system (ORS), is an active fire protection technique based on a permanent reduction...

structural steel, and fire stops. Fire tests are conducted both on active fire protection and on passive fire protection items. There are full-scale, small-scale...

the siren. The mechanical siren was used on police vehicles, ambulances, fire apparatus and other emergency vehicles beginning in the early 1900s. The...

An aspirating smoke detector (ASD) is a system used in active fire protection, consisting of a central detection unit which draws air through a network...

the fire load and smoke development in that one apartment would be so immense as to overtax the active fire protection as well as the passive fire protection...

buildings as an active fire protection measure. They are openings in the roof which are intended to vent the heat and smoke developed by a fire inside the...

station Fire alarm call box, a device used for notifying a fire department Fire alarm notification appliance, an active fire protection component The Fire Alarm...

A fire alarm notification appliance, often simply called a fire alarm, is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system. A notification appliance...

BS 9251 for domestic and residential buildings. Active fire protection Automatic fire suppression Fire sprinkler system Piping and plumbing fitting "Sprinkler...

Detonations". National Fire Protection Association. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023. Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering...