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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.
A fire service instructor who, in addition to meeting Instructor II qualifications, has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to develop comprehensive training curricula and programs for use by single or multiple organizations; conduct organization needs analysis; and develop training goals and implementation strategies.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire set along the inner edge of a fire control line to consume the fuel in the path of a wildland fire or change the direction of force of the fire’s convection column.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire stream that has achieved and sustained the proper flow.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire suppression or control device that operates automatically when its heat-actuated element is heated to its thermal rating or above, allowing water to discharge over a specific area.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire that has a heat release rate that is controlled by the material burning.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire that involves energized electrical equipment.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire that is assumed to occur in a specific area of a nuclear plant.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire that is intentionally ignited under circumstances in which the person knows that the fire should not be ignited.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire that spreads rapidly through a diffuse fuel, such as dust, gas, or the vapors of an ignitible liquid, without the production of damaging pressure.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire-fighting procedure for protecting property from further loss following an aircraft accident or fire.
Industry:Fire safety