Fire suppression system
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Description
A combination of alarms, detectors and extinguishers that can automatically sense and put out a fire. This can include smoke and flame detectors along with a sprinkler system. Many types of sprinkler systems are available: wet pipe, dry pipe, water mist, and gas flooding.
Synonyms and Related Terms
sytème de lutte contre l'incendie(Fr.);
Additional Information
Wellheiser and Scott, An Ounce of Prevention : Integrated Disaster Recorvery Planning for Archives, Libraries and Records Centres, see Chapter 4, Scarecrow Press, Inc.