- Industry: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
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The quantity of foam-liquid concentrate in water identified in percentage.
Industry:Fire safety
The process of assessing the conditions, the scene, and the subject’s condition and ability to assist in his or her own rescue.
Industry:Fire safety
The removal of an existing component or system and the installation of a similar component or system generally of the same model or the same capability (i.e., “like for like” replacement).
Industry:Fire safety
The pump used to reduce the system pressure to the level at which a diffusion or other vacuum pump can operate.
Industry:Fire safety
The pressure at which a nozzle is designed to operate to produce a specified discharge.
Industry:Fire safety
The position in which the fly section(s) of an extension ladder is fully retracted with the pawls engaged.
Industry:Fire safety
The separation of a mass of soil or rock material from the side of an excavation or trench, or the loss of soil from under a trench shield or support system, and its sudden movement into the excavation, either by falling or sliding, in sufficient quantity so that it could entrap, bury, or otherwise injure and immobilize a person.
Industry:Fire safety
The settled gas pressure at a uniform gas temperature of 21°C (70°F) in CNG systems, and at 15°C (59°F) for CH2 systems when the equipment is properly and completely charged with gas.
Industry:Fire safety
The provision of treatment, such as first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic life support, advanced life support, and other pre-hospital procedures including ambulance transportation, to patients.
Industry:Fire safety
The provision of treatment to patients, including first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic life support (first responder or EMT level), advanced life support (paramedic level), and other medical procedures that occur prior to arrival at a hospital or other health care facility.
Industry:Fire safety
