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Prevention & protection

Pumping station

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A structure that contains pumps and appurtenant piping, valves, and other mechanical and electrical equipment for pumping wastewater or other liquid.

Multilevel play structure

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A structure that consists of tubes, slides, crawling areas, and jumping areas that is located within a building and is used for climbing and entertainment, generally by children.

Satellite

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A structure that can be adjacent to but separated from the airport terminal building, accessible aboveground or through subway passages, and used to provide flight service operations, such as ...

Bridge

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A structure spanning and providing a highway across an obstacle such as a waterway, railroad, or another highway.

Fixed water-based fire-fighting system

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A system permanently attached to the tunnel that is able to spread a water-based extinguishing agent in all or part of the tunnel.

Accountability

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A system or process to track resources at an incident scene.

Holdup alarm system

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A system or portion thereof in which the initiation of a holdup signal is either semiautomatic or manual.

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