Learn everything you need to know about sprinkler and standpipe systems from one of fire protection's most respected figures. In this newly updated and revised edition of Automatic Sprinkler and Standpipe Systems, Dr. Bryan provides you with essential knowledge of automatic sprinkler system, form its inception to the use of new technologies, in order to enable you to work more effectively and maximize system integrity and reliability.

As a Professor Emeritus of the University of Maryland, Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Dr. Bryan, has educated many of this country's fire protection engineers. A widely published author, he has worked in a variety of fire service, academic and consulting occupations for over five decades. Approx. 752 pp.

This important reference book is filled with many illustrations and detailed coverage, including:

• Fire department procedures
  
• Design and water specifications
  
• Wet- and dry-pipe sprinkler systems
• Standpipe and hose systems
  
• Water mist systems
  
• Sprinkler models including residential, extended coverage, quick response, and ESFR