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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. Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services - Wikipedia

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    The Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services department is a service department of the Government of Tamil Nadu whose function is to fight fires and provide relief measures in times of calamities and disasters in Tamil Nadu. [1] A fire truck in Chennai. Having 365 fire and rescue stations spread all over the state and 3 Rescue stations, one at ...

  4. 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.

  5. Passive fire protection - Wikipedia

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    PFP systems are designed to "prevent" the spread of fire and smoke, or heating of structural members, for an intended limited period of time as determined by the local building code and fire codes. Passive fire protection measures such as firestops, fire walls, and fire doors, are tested to determine the fire-resistance rating of the final ...

  6. Fire prevention - Wikipedia

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    Fire departments may visit schools, hang banners, give firehouse tours or hold open houses. [citation needed] Various fire organizations and fire professionals from all across the country attend, along with a number of students and teachers. Songs and entertainment regarding fire safety are also available making fire education fun.

  7. List of government of Tamil Nadu laws and rules - Wikipedia

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    The Tamil Nadu Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1958; The Tamil Nadu Welfare Board for the Disabled Persons Act, 2007; The Tamil Nadu Wild Elephants Preservation Act, 1873; The Tamil Nadu, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act, 1925; The Tamil University Act, 1982; The Tanjore Chattram Endowments (Use) Act, 1942

  8. Fire control - Wikipedia

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    Fire control is the practice of reducing the heat output of a fire, reducing the area over which the fire exists, or suppressing or extinguishing the fire by depriving it of fuel, oxygen, or heat (see fire triangle). Fire prevention and control is the prevention, detection, and extinguishment of fires, including such secondary activities as ...

  9. Home safety - Wikipedia

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    Smoke alone will not set a fire sprinkler to discharge. Fire extinguishers use a variety of substances to put out fires; dry powder, dry chemical, water, halogenated, carbon and foam. Since different substances burn differently, fire extinguishers are labeled (and often color-coded) according to the type or class of fire they can extinguish. It ...