Building fire protection system and method for extinguishing airplane fuel fires
OwnerScott Burnsinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a fire protection system and method to protect a building against airplane fuel fires. The components of the fire protection system include a central annunciator panel, a supply line network tied into a plurality of fire retardant reservoirs to transmit extinguishing material throughout the fire protection system, an exhaust system to expel harmful smoke and fumes coming from an airplane fuel fire and a standpipe system with a fire hose to extinguish localized airplane fuel fires. The fire protection system can also be controlled either by personal computer or microprocessor.
Claims19
A fire protection system to protect a building against airplane fuel fires comprising:
- a central annunciator panel with a means for controlling the fire protection system;
- a means for activating the fire protection system;
- a supply line network tied into a plurality of fire retardant reservoirs to transmit extinguishing material throughout the fire protection system;
- a means for dispersing extinguishing material from the supply line network directly onto an airplane fuel fire to extinguish the airplane fuel fire;
- an exhaust system to expel harmful smoke and fumes coming from an airplane fuel fire;
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- a standpipe system with a fire hose to extinguish localized airplane fuel fires.
A method of protecting a building and its occupants from an airplane fuel fire, comprising the steps of:
- detecting an airplane fuel fire;
- activating a fire protection system that protects the building;
- notifying occupants that the fire protection system has been activated;
- expelling harmful and noxious fumes from the airplane fuel fire in the protected building;
- dispersing a fire extinguishing material directly onto the airplane fuel fire and extinguishing the airplane fuel fire;
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- allowing occupants safe egress out of the building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.