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National Fire Protection Association
Industry: 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.
An organized group of trained response personnel operating under an emergency response plan and applicable standard operating procedures who perform hazardous material technician level skills at hazardous materials/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents.
Industry:Fire safety
An organized group of employees within an industrial occupancy who are knowledgeable, trained, and skilled in at least basic fire-fighting operations, and whose full-time occupation might or might not be the provision of fire suppression and related activities for their employer.
Industry:Fire safety
An organizational directive issued by the authority having jurisdiction or by the department that establishes a specific policy that must be followed.
Industry:Fire safety
An organization’s comprehensive plan that is designed, through public fire and life safety education programs, campaigns, and initiatives, to eliminate or mitigate risks that endanger lives, health, property, or the environment.
Industry:Fire safety
An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.
Industry:Fire safety
An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure.
Industry:Fire safety
An organization, office, or individual charged with the classification, retention scheduling, and disposition of records.
Industry:Fire safety
An organization that is accredited to award certification to individuals.
Industry:Fire safety
An organization that exists to provide patient transportation by ambulance.
Industry:Fire safety
An organization providing rescue, fire suppression, emergency medical services, and related activities to the public.
Industry:Fire safety