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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.
Those control circuits either entering or leaving the fire pump controller enclosure, which if broken, disconnected, or shorted will not prevent the controller from starting the fire pump from all other internal or external means and may cause the controller to start the pump under these conditions.
Industry:Fire safety
This system is similar to a standard balanced pressure system, except the pumped concentrate pressure is maintained at a fixed preset value. Balancing of water and liquid takes place at individual proportioners located in the system riser or in segments of multiple systems.
Industry:Fire safety
The use or carrying of a lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, tobacco, or any other type of smoking substance.
Industry:Fire safety
To establish by measurement or test the existence of a specified condition such as flame, level, flow, pressure, or position.
Industry:Fire safety
Vertical assembly in which the curtain travels and that is fastened to the jamb, retaining the edges of the door curtain, and closing the space between the curtain, edges and the jamb.
Industry:Fire safety
The surface on which fuel is supported and burned and through which air is passed for combustion.
Industry:Fire safety
To maintain or regulate, within prescribed limits, by setting the operating characteristics to specified parameters.
Industry:Fire safety
Two or more rechargeable cells electrically connected and used as a source of energy.
Industry:Fire safety
Units designed to be moved including, but not limited to, amusement rides, attractions, concessions, tents, trailers, trucks, and similar units.
Industry:Fire safety
Used for fighting fires involving water-soluble materials or fuels that are destructive to other types of foams. Some alcohol-resistant foams may be capable of forming a vapor-suppressing aqueous film on the surface of hydrocarbon fuels.
Industry:Fire safety