A Silver Lining solar transfer module incorporates roof solar photovoltaic cells in a cased layer sandwiched between two water-handling layers. The bottom waste heat layer contains heat transfer pipes tuned for absorbing heat from the bottom of the photovoltaic layer and to dissipate heat into cool water pumped through the transfer pipes from ground level. The top cascade layer uses a casing transparent to solar radiation at the wavelengths used by the solar photovoltaic cells and containing a cascade of relatively cool water pumped from ground level, absorbing heat from the photovoltaic layer. The Silver Lining module is installed with a vertical slant, so that water is gravity fed from the top edge to the bottom edge in the waste heat layer and cascade layer. Fire sprinklers are incorporated into the plumbing of a system of Silver Lining solar transfer modules and provide protection to the roof in fire emergencies.

An irrigation recirculation and fire extinguishing system is provided that includes a water collection system, and a fluid conduit configured to receive water from the water collection system such that the water flows through the fluid conduit along a fluid flow path. A water distribution tank is configured to receive the water from the fluid conduit received from the water collection system, and a sprinkler head pump is configured to direct the water toward at least one sprinkler discharge nozzle. A dwelling pump is configured to direct the water toward at least one dwelling discharge nozzle that discharges water onto a dwelling.

A fire protection system for retarding the spread of wildfire toward a structure includes a structure positioned on a ground surface. A tank contains a fire retardant fluid. Each of a plurality of sprinklers has a base coupled to the ground surface with a line extending outwardly away from ground surface. Each sprinkler has a nozzle coupled to a distal end of the line relative to the ground surface. The line of each sprinkler is fluidically coupled to the nozzle and the base. Each of a plurality of heat sensors is positioned proximate a respective sprinkler of the plurality of sprinklers. When one of the plurality of heat sensors detects a predetermined rate of heat, a CPU activates a pump to pump the fire retardant fluid from the tank to the base of each sprinkler.

A method for reducing smoke in a building fire includes integrating a non-halogen flame retardant into a printed circuit board, installing the printed circuit board in an electronic device, and installing the electronic device in an air handling space.

The present application discloses a ground-deployable, rooftop-situated wildfire defense sprinkler system, which may be safely and quickly installed onto peaks of the roof by one or two people working from the ground, and which may also be safely and quickly removed from the roof once the equipment is no longer required; the sprinkler comprising a clam shell frame having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least one front skid pivotally coupled at a pivotal coupling to at least one rear skid so that the front and rear skids rotate relative to one another about an axis of rotation at the pivotal coupling, a translation means mounted to the frame, at least one connection point mounted to the frame and positioned adjacent the axis of rotation, a sprinkler mast mounted to the frame and adapted to extend upwardly therefrom and adapted for mounting a sprinkler head thereon.

A fire detection and suppression system includes a wireless mesh network and a controller. The wireless mesh network includes of a plurality of wireless mesh nodes distributed throughout the building. The wireless mesh nodes transmit and receive wireless signals during a baseline time period and record a baseline set of signal characteristics and transmit and receive the wireless signals during a second time period after the baseline time period and record a second set of signal characteristics. The controller is configured to determine that the second set of signal characteristics are abnormal relative to the baseline set of signal characteristics as a result of a fire within the building degrading the wireless signals during the second time period. A fire is detected by the controller based on these signals and corrective action is initiated in response to detecting the fire within the building.

The present invention relates to a novel fire suppression device for prohibiting fire and preventing same from spreading. The device is compact and is configured to autonomously release type A or type B fire-retardant foam for covering a structure such as a building or portions thereof. The device includes a plurality of components, including a water reservoir, a foam concentrate reservoir, an oxygen reservoir, and an aerator for forming fire-retardant foam. In one embodiment, the device includes a sensor for detecting excessive temperature, smoke, or fire for autonomously actuating the device. In another embodiment, the device is manually activated by a user. The device can be used with new or existing buildings, designated fire (i.e., fireplace) spaces, and/or cook areas as well.

A fire retardant delivery system for use with a source of carrier for protection from wildfire is provided. The system includes a retardant tank for storing a fire retardant. The retardant tank is in fluid communication with the source of carrier. A metering valve is constructed and arranged to meter a flow of fire retardant injected into the carrier discharged from the source of carrier to maintain a predetermined proportion of fire retardant to carrier, thereby creating a fire retardant and carrier mixture. At least one distribution nozzle is configured to deliver the fire retardant and carrier mixture to a desired area.

A system and method for protecting an area from fire having one or more area fire prevention units capable of discharging fire suppressant via a directable nozzle, each fire prevention unit being communicatively coupled to a computing device which detects airborne firebrands, predicts their trajectories and final landing positions, and directs one or of the fire prevention units to discharge fire suppressant toward the firebrand at its final landing position. Depending on configuration, the system may further use wind data, GPS, and terrain models to calculate the trajectory and final position of the firebrand. Also depending on configuration, the system may calculate a spread and distance of suppressant discharge, a nozzle aperture, and an amount of suppressant to discharge. Some embodiments may use trained machine learning algorithms to make one or more of the system's calculations.

A rapid deploy method and system fir protecting a building against damage by an approaching wildfire includes rapidly deploying a durable ember-resistant cover over at least a portion of the building as wildfire approaches, and optionally deploying a temporary fire-suppression wall, configured to stop or deflect or slow winds, and reduce heat and repel embers of an approaching wildlife. Advantageously, the durable fire-suppression wall, optionally built with a number of mobile wall sub-units, is designed to be transported by a single user. Each mobile wall sub-unit optionally includes a vertical wall section and a flared base section designed to provide a solid base and hold an internal tank configured to store a fire-suppression substance. A spray assembly positioned on each sub-unit is designed to spray the fire-suppression substance. The over-the-building cover, optionally comprised of stainless-steel wire mesh fabric, may be placed over the building without contemporaneous wall deployment if exigent circumstances.