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  • 1Standpipe (firefighting) — For other uses, see Standpipe (disambiguation). External access point for fire sprinkler and dry standpipe at a building in San Francisco, United States. In North America, a standpipe is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi… …

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  • 2Dry riser — A dry riser inlet box at Park Street Car Park in Cambridge, United Kingdom. A dry riser is a main vertical pipe intended to distribute water to multiple levels of a building or structure as a component of the fire suppression systems. The pipe is …

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  • 3List of firefighting topics — Firefighting is the act of extinguishing destructive fires. A firefighter fights these fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Firefighting is a highly technical profession which requires years of training and… …

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  • 4Glossary of firefighting equipment — Note: This list is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glossary of firefighting equipment action=edit adding to it] . 0 9 * 1 3/4 inch hose: see attack hose * 2 1/2 inch hose: see attack hose , supply… …

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  • 5Glossary of firefighting — Note: This list does not include firefighting equipment, i.e., tools and apparatus used by firefighters. Please refer to Glossary of firefighting equipment for such terms. : Note: This list is incomplete. You can help Wikipedia by… …

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  • 6Fire hydrant — in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA A fire hydrant (also known colloquially as a fire plug in the United States or as a johnny pump in New York City, because the firemen of the late 19th century were called Johnnies[ …

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  • 7Bangor, Maine —   City   City of Bangor[1] …

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  • 8hose — Synonyms and related words: adjutage, asperge, bedew, bespatter, besprinkle, catheter, dabble, damp, dampen, dash, dew, douche, drainpipe, efflux tube, fire hose, flue pipe, funnel, garden hose, gas pipe, hose down, hosepipe, hosiery, humect,… …

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  • 9snorkel — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, Foamite, acid, adjutage, air cylinder, aquascope, automatic sprinkler, bathyscaphe, bathysphere, benthoscope, carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, carbon dioxide foam, catheter, deck gun, deluge set, diving… …

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  • 101976 United Kingdom heat wave — The summer of 1976 was the hottest summer in the UK since records began. As well as the heat, Britain was in the middle of a severe drought.The temperature reached 80°F (26.7°C) every day between 22 June and 16 July. The truly remarkable heat… …

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