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2. Fire safety - Wikipedia

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   Fire safety equipment at a construction site in China Property loss caused by arson. Fire safety is the set of practices intended to reduce destruction caused by fire.Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the spread and impact of a fire.

3. When houses are fuel: Why firefighting was no match for a ...

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   Five years ago, a bill that would have prohibited new development in high-hazard fire zones stalled after opposition from developers and business interests. The same year, California lawmakers ...

4. NFPA 704 - Wikipedia

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   NFPA 704 safety squares on containers of ethyl alcohol and acetone. "NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response" is a standard maintained by the U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association.

5. Combustibility and flammability - Wikipedia

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   Accumulated dust, even when not suspended in air, remains a fire hazard. The National Fire Protection Association (U.S.) specifically addresses the prevention of fires and dust explosions in agricultural and food products facilities in NFPA Code section 61, [23] and other industries in NFPA Code sections 651–664.

6. California bill would abolish state fire hazard rankings ...

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   Senate Bill 610 seeks to repeal current rules that classify state and local lands into 'moderate,' 'high' and 'very high' fire hazard severity zones.

7. Hazard - Wikipedia

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   Threats to fire safety are commonly referred to as fire hazards. A fire hazard may include a situation that increases the likelihood of a fire or may impede escape in the event a fire occurs. Casualties resulting from fires, regardless of their source or initial cause, can be aggravated by inadequate emergency preparedness.

8. Half a Million Electric Space Heaters Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

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   The smart electric space heaters can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. Testing determined the smart electric space heaters don't comply with the industry safety standard, UL 1278, so the ...

9. Fire protection - Wikipedia

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   Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially destructive fires. [1] [2] It involves the study of the behaviour, compartmentalisation, suppression and investigation of fire and its related emergencies, as well as the research and development, production, testing and application of mitigating systems.