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National Fire Protection Association
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 circuit over which a signal is transmitted from the communications center to an emergency response facility (ERF) or emergency response units (ERUs) to notify ERUs to respond to an emergency.
Industry:Fire safety
A circuit or path connecting a subsidiary station(s) to a supervising station(s) over which signals are carried.
Industry:Fire safety
A circuit or other mechanism that when actuated, results in the complete shutdown and extinguishment of all flame effects that are controlled by it.
Industry:Fire safety
A circuit in which any spark or thermal effect is incapable of causing ignition of a mixture of flammable or combustible material in air under prescribed test conditions.
Industry:Fire safety
A circuit in such a position that, in case of failure of supports or insulation, contact with another circuit may result.
Industry:Fire safety
A circuit in such a position that, in case of failure of supports and or insulation, contact with another circuit may result.
Industry:Fire safety
A circuit component that interfaces initiating devices or control circuits, or both; notification appliances or circuits, or both; system control outputs; and other signaling line circuits to a signaling line circuit.
Industry:Fire safety
A chimney-connected, solid fuel-burning room heater that is designed to be operated with the fire chamber either open or closed.
Industry:Fire safety
A chimney-connected, solid fuel-burning room heater that is designed to be operated with the fire chamber closed.
Industry:Fire safety
A chimney-connected device that burns solid fuel designed for purposes of heating, cooking, or both.
Industry:Fire safety