- 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.
The interval from call intake by the unit-dispatching agency to the time of unit notification, including answering the phone (alarm), gathering vital information, and initiating a response by dispatching the appropriate unit(s).
Industry:Fire safety
The mass of smoke particulates generated per unit mass of fuel vaporized.
Industry:Fire safety
The location where the interconnected parts of the grounding system are connected in a common enclosure. The central grounding point provides a common connection point for termination of the feeder or branch-circuit equipment-grounding conductors.
Industry:Fire safety
The line attached to the counterweight for manual opening and closing of the fire safety curtain.
Industry:Fire safety
The maximum pressure to which any component or portion of the pressure system can be subjected over the entire range of design temperatures. This value is 1. 1 × 1. 25 × the service pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
The machine that places the valve actuator (spray tip) onto the aerosol container after the base product has been added.
Industry:Fire safety
The individual responsible for command of a task force, strike team, or functional unit.
Industry:Fire safety
The mating part of the fueling connector mounted on a vehicle.
Industry:Fire safety
The lowest end of a main or secondary drain to which a sewer connection is made.
Industry:Fire safety
The individual, group, or agency responsible for developing and maintaining the pre-incident plan.
Industry:Fire safety
