Title: Identify types, components, and valve types of sprinkler systems.
Course: Firefighting I (15152-I) > Section: Using Fire Detection, Protective, and Communications Systems

Identification should include

- types
  - wet pipe
  - dry pipe
  - deluge systems
  - pre-action systems
  - residential and commercial systems

- components

  - sprinkler head and fusible link (e.g., upright, pendant, pendant sidewall)
  - piping
  - water supply

- valve types
  - outside, screw, and yoke (O, S, and Y)
  - indicator and post-indicator valves
  - wall-indicator valve
  - check valve.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are sprinkler heads activated?
- What buildings in the local jurisdiction have sprinkler systems?
- What are the differences between wet and dry sprinkler systems?