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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.
A battery-operated, hand-held transceiver.
Industry:Fire safety
A baseline medical evaluation of the rescue entrants performed immediately prior to a rescue entry.
Industry:Fire safety
A basic yard storage unit for baled cotton comprising multiple-row storage with clear spaces on all sides.
Industry:Fire safety
A bar, pipe, or similar member designed to furnish persons with a handhold.
Industry:Fire safety
A bar member supporting and separating panes of glass within a sash, door, or glazing frame.
Industry:Fire safety
A band of frequencies of a width sufficient to allow its use for radio communications.
Industry:Fire safety
A bag house or a filter-type cartridge collector used for collecting dust.
Industry:Fire safety
A balanced damper device attached to a chimney, vent connector, breeching, or flue gas manifold to control chimney draft.
Industry:Fire safety
A back-up hose line and crew that accompanies the primary attack line and crew into the hot zone at an incident.
Industry:Fire safety
A backing (fore) pump used to hold a diffusion pump at efficient operating conditions while a roughing pump reduces system pressure to a point at which a valve between the diffusion pump and the system can be opened without stopping the flow of vapor from the nozzles.
Industry:Fire safety