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2. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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   Alarm: (1) system for detecting and reporting unusual conditions, such as smoke, fire, flood, loss of air, HAZMAT release, etc.; (2) a specific assignment of multiple fire companies and/or units to a particular incident, usually of fire in nature; (3) centralized dispatch center for interpreting alarms and dispatching resources.

3. Standpipe (firefighting) - Wikipedia

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   Standpipe (firefighting) A standpipe or riser is a type of rigid water piping which is built into multi-story buildings in a vertical position, or into bridges in a horizontal position, to which fire hoses can be connected, allowing manual application of water to the fire. Within the context of a building or bridge, a standpipe serves the same ...

4. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   A short piece of fire hose, usually 10 to 20 feet (6.1 m) long, of large diameter, greater than 2.5 inches (64 mm) and as large as 6 inches (150 mm), used to move water from a fire hydrant to the fire engine, when the fire apparatus is parked close to the hydrant. Solid stream A fire-fighting water stream emitted from a smooth-bore nozzle.

5. 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.

6. 1998 Esso Longford fire - Wikipedia

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   The regulations imposed a non-prescriptive regime on facility operators, requiring them to demonstrate control of major hazards via the use of a safety management system and a safety case. As a result, about fifty major-hazard facilities had to develop and submit a safety case by 30 June 2002 to the regulator WorkSafe, a division of the ...

7. Firewall (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Firewall (construction) Firewall residential construction, separating the building into two separate residential units, and fire areas. Example of a firewall used to inhibit the spread of a fire at an electrical substation. A firewall is a fire-resistant barrier used to prevent the spread of fire. Firewalls are built between or through ...