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Water-spraying tower is a mobile forest-fire-fighting sprinkler system
When a raging forest fire is approaching a community, a good rainfall greatly reduces the chances of the flames actually reaching the buildings. But if rain isn't in the forecast … well, that's where the RainStream tower is designed to come in.
Manufactured by Canadian company Wildfire Innovations Inc, the device takes the form of a telescoping steel tower that lies on its side (and shortened down) on an integrated trailer when not in use. In either case, the water forms a fire-thwarting mist that drifts down to wet and cool the trees and buildings over an area of 8 to 20 acres (3.25 to 8 hectares) depending on the prevailing winds. "The normal operating procedure is to position a RainStream fleet upwind of communities or critical infrastructure to create a 'Wall of Water' and provide a protective mist," Wildfire Innovations CEO Rolf Wenzel tells us.
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