prevention of fire
1Fire safety — refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage, alert those in a structure to the presence of a fire in the event one occurs, better enable those threatened… …
2Fire 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… …
3Fire — For other uses, see Fire (disambiguation). An outdoor fire using wood, termed a bonfire …
4Fire marshal — A no smoking sign at a gas station by order of the state fire marshal. The fire marshal is often charged with enforcing fire related laws. For the same job role in the UK, see Fire Safety Inspector. A fire marshal, in the United States and Canada …
5fire marshal — noun the head of a fire department • Syn: ↑fire chief • Hypernyms: ↑fireman, ↑firefighter, ↑fire fighter, ↑fire eater * * * noun 1 …
6Fire safe councils — are grassroots community based organizations which share the objective of making California s communities less vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire. Fire safe councils accomplish this objective through education programs and projects such as… …
7Fire 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… …
8Fire safe cigarettes — [Fire Safe Cigarettes] [http://www.firesafecigarettes.org] ] Cigarettes are the leading cause of residential fire deaths in the United States, which resulted in an estimated 800 civilian deaths, 1,660 civilian injuries and $575 million in direct… …
9Fire dancing — (also known as, fire twirling, fire spinning, fire performance, or fire manipulation ) is a group of performance arts or disciplines that involve manipulation of objects on fire. Typically these objects have one or more bundles of wicking, which… …
10Fire fighting in Finland — is regulated by the Ministry of the Interior . Municipalities in Finland can choose whether the fire and rescue services are provided by a professional fire brigade, a half ordinary fire brigade or a voluntary fire brigade. Half ordinary and… …
