Fire prevention system
First Claim
1. A structure comprising an elongated tube comprised of material that is water-porous throughout on one side of the tube and material that is water-impermeable on the remainder of the tube.
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Abstract
A disclosed fire retardant application structure includes an elongated tube comprised of material that is water-porous throughout on one side of the tube and material that is water-impermeable on the remainder of the tube. A disclosed wildfire monitoring and service system includes a satellite-image monitoring computer that is programmed to display a composite map image defining locations of wildfires observed by satellite and multiple separate structures. The system also includes a wireless transmission subsystem that is capable of transmitting a signal from the central location to each of the structures selectively, and, at each of the structures, a fire-retardant application subsystem. Each of the application systems is directed at exterior surfaces of its respective structure and is responsive to a select signal that is transmitted through the transmission system. Variations and methods are also disclosed.
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- 1. A structure comprising an elongated tube comprised of material that is water-porous throughout on one side of the tube and material that is water-impermeable on the remainder of the tube.
- 17. A method for trying to prevent a wildfire from consuming a structure comprising mounting to a substantially vertical exterior wall of a structure an elongated tube having a water-porous portion facing towards the wall and a water-impermeable portion facing away from the wall.
- 26. A method of manufacturing a tube comprising forming an elongated tube comprised of material that is water-porous throughout on one side of the tube and material that is water-impermeable on the remainder of the tube.
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34. A wildfire monitoring and service method comprising:
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(a) at a central location, monitoring satellite images of a geographic area including a plurality of space-separated structures for indicia of wildfires, including at least periodically tracking the location of the wildfires; and
(b) for each of the structures;
(1) comparing the monitored indicia of wildfires with the structure'"'"'s location, (2) generating a signal when the structure appears to be in danger from a monitored one of the wildfires, (3) wirelessly transmitting the signal from the central location to the structure, and (4) applying the signal to automatically trigger application of fire-retardant fluid to select exterior faces of the structure. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A wildfire monitoring and service system comprising:
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(a) at a central location, a satellite-image monitoring computer programmed to display a composite map image defining the locations of (1) wildfires observed by satellite, and (2) a plurality of space-separated structures;
(b) a wireless transmission subsystem capable of transmitting a signal from the central location selectively to each of the structures; and
(c) at each of the structures, a fire-retardant application subsystem directed at exterior surfaces of the structure and responsive to a select signal transmitted through the transmission subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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