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  • 21fire 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.… …

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  • 22fire */*/*/ — I UK [ˈfaɪə(r)] / US [faɪr] noun Word forms fire : singular fire plural fires 1) [countable/uncountable] flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way The school was badly damaged by fire. Three children died in a fire at… …

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  • 23fire marshal — noun A public official with police powers responsible for enforcing fire safety regulations, and sometimes, who also investigates suspicious fires. Syn: fire chief …

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  • 24fire code — noun A set of building and property regulations designed to establish a mandatory standard for a buildings ability to resist the start and spread of a fire as well as facilitating the prompt and safe evacuation of the occupants …

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  • 25History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom — The history of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom dates back to the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror in 1066 and has seen a long and complex system of laws and other legislation being enacted and repealed culminating in the… …

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  • 26Passive fire protection — (PFP) is an integral component of the three components of structural fire protection and fire safety in a building. PFP attempts to contain fires or slow the spread, through use of fire resistant walls, floors, and doors (amongst other examples) …

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  • 27Club Cinq-Sept fire — The Club Cinq Sept fire was a major disaster which took place in south eastern France on Sunday, 1 November 1970. 146 people, almost all of them aged between 17 and 30, died when a nightclub just outside the small town of Saint Laurent du Pont,… …

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  • 28New York City Fire Department — Fire Department of New York Motto:  New …

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  • 29Building regulations in England and Wales — Building regulations are statutory instruments that seek to ensure that the policies set out in the relevant liegislation are carried out and Building regulations approval is required for most building work in the UK. Building regulations that… …

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  • 30King's Cross fire — The King s Cross fire was a fatal underground fire in London which broke out at approximately 19:30 on 18 November 1987, and which killed 31 people.It took place at King s Cross St. Pancras, a major interchange on the London Underground. The… …

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