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National Fire Protection Association
Industry: Fire safety
Number of terms: 98780
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Established in 1896, NFPA's mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
An active cause of loss, such as a hurricane, fire, or accident.
Industry:Fire safety
An act or process by which an individual and/or family gain access to a program or community resources.
Industry:Fire safety
An act or condition that is judged to present a danger to persons or property and is so immediate and severe that it requires immediate corrective or preventive action.
Industry:Fire safety
An act or condition that is judged to present a danger to persons or property that is so urgent and severe that it requires immediate corrective or preventive action.
Industry:Fire safety
An accredited institution of postsecondary education that is authorized to award degrees.
Industry:Fire safety
An accommodation with two or more contiguous rooms comprising a compartment, with or without doors between such rooms, that provides living, sleeping, sanitary, and storage facilities.
Industry:Fire safety
An accommodation combining living, sleeping, sanitary, and storage facilities within a compartment.
Industry:Fire safety
An accidental, self-sustained nuclear fission chain reaction.
Industry:Fire safety
An accessory such as a locknut, bushing, or other part of a wiring system that is intended primarily to perform a mechanical rather than an electrical function.
Industry:Fire safety
An accessory or a subordinate part that enables the primary device to perform or improves its intended function.
Industry:Fire safety