prevention of fire
31prevention — pre|ven|tion [prıˈvenʃən] n [U] when something bad is stopped from happening prevention of ▪ Educating new drivers is important for the prevention of accidents. crime/accident/fire etc prevention ▪ Effective crime prevention must be our main goal …
32prevention — n. 1) (health care) primary; secondary prevention 2) accident; fire prevention * * * [prɪ venʃ(ə)n] fire prevention secondary prevention (health care) primary accident …
33Prevention of Infiltration Law — The Prevention of Infiltration Law is an Israeli law enacted in 1954. After the 1948 Palestinian exodus many Palestinian refugees living in neighbouring Arab countries tried to cross the border with Israel for different reasons. The Israeli… …
34Fire ecology — The Old Fire burning in the San Bernardino Mountains (image taken from the International Space Station) Fire ecology is concerned with the processes linking the natural incidence of fire in an ecosystem and the ecological effects of this fire.… …
35Fire Services Department, Hong Kong — InfoboxFireDepartment name = Fire Services Department motto = established = 1868 staffing = strength = 9,351 (8,675 uniformed and 676 civilian), 2,350 (ambulance service) stations = 77 engines = trucks = squads = rescues = EMSunits =… …
36Fire triangle — The fire triangle or combustion triangle is a simple model, from the science of firefighting, for understanding the ingredients necessary for most fires. It has largely been replaced in the industry by the fire tetrahedron, which provides a more… …
37Fire retardant — A fire retardant is a substance that helps to delay or prevent combustion. Fire retardants are commonly used in fire fighting. Water is the most commonly used fire retardant, but the phrase typically refers to chemical retardants. It can also… …
38fire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 destructive flames ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge ▪ fierce, raging ▪ serious ▪ catastrophic, devasta …
39Fire station — A fire station (also called stationhouse) is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus (i.e, fire engines and related vehicles), personal protective equipment, fire hose, fire extinguishers, and other fire… …
40prevention — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accident, crime, disease, drug, fire, flood, pollution, pregnancy (esp. AmE) ▪ drug prevention policies …
