Prevention & protection

Prevention & protection

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Postulated fire

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fire that is assumed to occur in a specific area of a nuclear plant.

Incendiary fire cause

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fire that is intentionally ignited under circumstances in which the person knows that the fire should not be ignited.

Flash fire

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fire that spreads rapidly through a diffuse fuel, such as dust, gas, or the vapours of an ignitible liquid, without the production of damaging pressure.

Salvage

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fire-fighting procedure for protecting property from further loss following an aircraft accident or fire.

Bury-it

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fire-fighting strategy in which a tyre pile is buried with soil, sand, gravel, cement dust, or other cover material.

Auxiliary box

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A fire alarm box that can only be operated from one or more remote initiating devices or an auxiliary fire alarm system used to send an alarm to the public fire service communications center.