automatic fire alarm
1Fire alarm system — An automatic fire alarm system is designed to detect the unwanted presence of fire by monitoring environmental changes associated with combustion. In general, a fire alarm system is either classified as automatic, manually activated, or both.… …
2fire alarm — 1. a signal that warns that a fire has started. 2. a bell, buzzer, siren, horn, etc., that provides such a signal. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * means of warning in case of fire. Originally, watchmen provided the only fire alarm system, but, with… …
3Fire protection — is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of fires [NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, pg. 2 19] . It involves the study of the behaviour, compartmentalisation, suppression and investigation of fire and its related emergencies, as… …
4Fire protection engineering — (also known as fire engineering or fire safety engineering) is the application of science and engineering principles to protect people and their environments from the destructive effects of fire and smoke. The discipline of fire protection… …
5Fire sprinkler system — A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection measure, consisting of a water supply, providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution piping system, onto which fire sprinklers are connected. Although historically only used… …
6fire prevention and control — the prevention, detection, and extinguishment of fires, including such secondary activities as research into the causes of fire, education of the public about fire hazards, and the maintenance and improvement of fire fighting equipment.… …
7Fire extinguisher — Extinguisher redirects here. Extinguisher may also refer to a candle snuffer. A stored pressure fire extinguisher …
8Fire door — A fire door is a type of door, or barrier used as a passive fire protection item within buildings to prevent the spread of fire or smoke which may consist of dangerous chemicals. It is usually the only means of allowing people to pass through a… …
9alarm — [[t]əlɑ͟ː(r)m[/t]] ♦♦♦ alarms, alarming, alarmed 1) N UNCOUNT: oft with/in N, N over/about n Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. The news was greeted with alarm by MPs... She sat up in alarm …
10fire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 destructive flames ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge ▪ fierce, raging ▪ serious ▪ catastrophic, devasta …
