Method and unit to protect houses from external fires.

摘要

#$%^&*AU2015100017A420150212.pdf#####ABSTRACT A method of protecting houses and property from external fires, the method comprising the steps of delivery and placement of a transportable, unmanned, remote controlled and/or autonomous fire suppression unit, usually before the approach of fire. An example of the unit used by this method is shown in Fig 1. In the form of a retrofitted shipping container. (The closest wall not shown so as to allow the internals to be seen.) Water is stored in a tank/tanks 1 and is pumped 2 to a fire nozzle/monitor 3 that sprays the water over the property. Cameras and sensors 4 monitor the fire's approach and send information via the control panel 6 and radio transmitter 5 to a base station. The pumps are started autonomously or by remote control in response to the fire. Fig 2. Shows a raiseable/telescopic pipe version allowing a larger coverage area of the water/fire retardant.DRAWINGS 3 4 5 inIIon A, 1!? i Fig. 1 Fig. 2