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THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS SHOW THE VERY EARLY NIST TESTS USING RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLERS ON DOMESTIUC FURNITURE.

THE COMPARTISON BETWEEN HAVING SPRINKLERS AND NOT CLEARLY SHOWS THE EARLY OPERATION OF THE SPRINKLERS PREVENTING FIRE GROTHE AND BACKDRAT.

FIRE & SECURITY CONSULTING SERVICES

​THE FOLLOWING US RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER TEST CARRIED OUT BY THE  REDMOND FIRE DEPARTMENT IN WOODVILLE WA.

THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE TEST AS WELL AS RESULTS OF OPERATING TIMES AND TENABILITY DATA.

DOWNLOADABLE VIDEOS OF FIRE TESTS

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 SAVE THE FILES TO AN APPROPRIATE FOLDER AND WITH QUICKTIME OPEN, OPEN THE FILE:  FSCS RECCOMENDS THAT YOU VIEW THE VIDEOS USING THE PROGRAMME "QUICKTIME 7" FREELY DOWNLOADABLE AT ww.apple.com.au/quicktime WHICH ALLOWS SCREEN SIZE ADJUSTMENT :FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FIRE SIZE , FLASHOVER & SPRINKLER RESPONSE, THE NIST RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER TESTS  SHOULD BE VIEWED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FSCS PAPER "CORRELATION OF REAL FIRES, FIRE TESTS AND MODELLING" WHICH USED THE NIST DESIGN FIRES SED IN THS DEMONSTRATION.