- Industry: Fire safety
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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.
Reactions that result in dangers beyond the fire problems relating to flash point and boiling point of either the reactants or of the products.
Industry:Fire safety
Reaction with oxygen either in the form of the element or in the form of one of its compounds.
Industry:Fire safety
Reaction to fire exposure of materials, such as finishes, furnishings, fabrics, padding, draperies, and other combustible materials.
Industry:Fire safety
Ratio of the maximum probable demand to the maximum possible demand.
Industry:Fire safety
Rate of smoke release for a given fire scenario expressed as a function of time (units: m2/s or ft2/s).
Industry:Fire safety
Rate of energy release for a given fire scenario expressed as a function of time (units: W or Btu/s).
Industry:Fire safety
Rapid chemical reaction resulting in a large, almost instantaneous, release of energy.
Industry:Fire safety
