- Industry: Fire safety
- Number of terms: 98780
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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 fire detection system that senses the presence of fire, smoke, or heat and activates a sprinkler system or an automatic alarm system.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire detector that detects either abnormally high temperatures or rate of temperature rise, or both.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire door assembly consisting of a curtain, bottom bar, barrel, brackets, hood, and an automatic-releasing device.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire door assembly used for the protection of a window opening in an exterior wall.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire door frame prepared for the application of a glazing material alongside the door opening.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire edge that crosses a control line or natural barrier intended to confine the fire and the resultant fire.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire extinguisher capable of undergoing complete maintenance, including internal inspection of the pressure vessel, replacement of all substandard parts and seals, and hydrostatic testing.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire extinguisher capable of undergoing complete maintenance, including internal inspection of the pressure vessel, replacement of all substandard parts and seals, and hydrostatic testing.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire extinguisher in which the agents have sufficient vapor pressure at normal operating temperatures to expel themselves.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire extinguisher in which the expellant gas is in a separate container from the agent storage container.
Industry:Fire safety
