Fire protection systems
By: A. Maurice Jones, Jr
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9781401862626
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fire and emergency higher education (FESHE); title: Firefighter safety section; title: Establishing the relationship between fire behavior, the model codes, and fire protection systems; title: Basics of fire behavior; title: Fire protection systems and the model code process; title: Water-based fire protection systems; title: Water supplies for fire protection systems; title: Standpipe and  hose systems; title: Automatic fire sprinkler systems; title: Specialized water-based fire protection systems; title: Fire alarm and detection systems; title: Fire alarm system components and functions; title: Types of fire alarm and detection systems; title: Fire supression systems and agents; title: Wet and dry chemical extinguishing systems; title: Gaseous agent extinguishing systems; title: Portable fire extinguishers; title: Control and management systems, property security, and fire protection systems/emerging technologies; title: Smoke control and management systems; title: Property security,  emergency response, and  fire protection systems; title: Emerging technologies.