- 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.
A supply of fresh air to, and exhaust from, a furnace that provides a vigorous, distributed flow of air through all sections of the furnace, such that flammable vapor concentrations in all parts of the furnace or furnace enclosure are maintained below the lower explosive limit at all times.
Industry:Fire safety
A supervisory signal monitoring the performance of guard patrols.
Industry:Fire safety
A supplementary fluid, such as steam or air, that assists in breaking down liquid fuel into a finely divided state.
Industry:Fire safety
A supervisory level established to divide the incident into functional areas of operation.
Industry:Fire safety
A supervisory level established to divide an incident into geographic areas of operations.
Industry:Fire safety
A supervising station under the same ownership as the protected premises fire alarm system(s) that it supervises (monitors) and to which alarm, supervisory, or trouble signals are received and where personnel are in attendance at all times to supervise operation and investigate signals.
Industry:Fire safety
A supervising station to which alarm, supervisory, or trouble signals or any combination of those signals emanating from protected premises fire alarm systems are received and where personnel are in attendance at all times to respond.
Industry:Fire safety
A supervising station that is listed for central station service and that also commonly provides less stringent supervising station services such as remote supervising services.
Industry:Fire safety
A suite without patient beds intended for overnight sleeping.
Industry:Fire safety
