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Fire safety

Fire prevention, protection and firefighting.

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fire inspector

Fire safety; Fire fighting

A person responsible for issuing permits and enforcing the fire code, including any necessary premises inspection, as before allowing (or during) a large indoor gathering.

fire triangle

Fire safety; Fire fighting

An outdated model for understanding the major components necessary for fire: heat, fuel and oxygen.

radiant extension

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Fire that has transferred ignition heat to adjacent materials across open space. One reason some city fire codes prohibit windows facing each other in adjacent warehouses.

direct attack

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Putting the wet stuff on the red stuff. A form of fire attack in which hoses are advanced to the fire inside a structure and hose streams directed at the burning materials.

fire station

Fire safety; Fire fighting

A structure which, in addition to housing apparatus and equipment, often includes living quarters and training facilities for the use of firefighting personnel when on-duty.

forcible entry

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Gaining entry to an area using force to disable or bypass security devices, typically using force tools, sometimes using tools specialized for entry (e.g., Halligan, K-tool).

indirect attack

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Method of firefighting in which water is pumped onto materials above or near the fire so that the splash rains onto the fire, often used where a structure is unsafe to enter.