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National Fire Protection Association
Branche: Fire safety
Number of terms: 98780
Number of blossaries: 0
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Established in 1896, NFPA's mission is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
A horizontal pipe, tube, or other structural shape in a pocket of or attached to a fire safety curtain.
Industry:Fire safety
A horizontal plane intersecting the point of the front opening of the helmet at the midsagittal plane.
Industry:Fire safety
A horizontal roadway or pedestrian entry to or exit from the subterranean space.
Industry:Fire safety
A horizontally measured dimension related to the allowable coverage of fire detectors.
Industry:Fire safety
A hose of 31⁄2 in. (90 mm) or larger size.
Industry:Fire safety
A hose and nozzle assembly connected by fixed piping or connected directly to a supply of extinguishing agent.
Industry:Fire safety
A hose and nozzle that can be held and directed by hand.
Industry:Fire safety
A hose designed to meet specialized requirements for fighting wildland fires.
Industry:Fire safety
A hose line supplying one or more smaller lines, as in a wyed line.
Industry:Fire safety
A hose line that is stored on the apparatus already connected to an outlet on a pump and that can be charged by the activation of one discharge valve.
Industry:Fire safety