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National Fire Protection Association
Industrie: 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 fire in ordinary combustible materials, such as wood, cloth, paper, rubber, and many plastics.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire in which the heat release rate and growth rate are controlled by the characteristics of the fuel, such as quantity and geometry, and in which adequate air for combustion is available.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire or life safety program that targets a specific issue and audience(s) and is terminated when program goals are achieved.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire pattern displayed on the cross-section of a burned wooden structural member.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire pattern on surfaces where soot has been burned away.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire safety curtain and all other components necessary to form a complete assembly.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire safety curtain that folds up and stores in the space above a proscenium opening.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire scenario used for evaluation of a proposed design.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire service instructor who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to deliver instruction effectively from a prepared lesson plan, including instructional aids and evaluation instruments; adapt lesson plans to the unique requirements of the students and authority having jurisdiction; organize the learning environment so that learning is maximized; and meet the record-keeping requirements of authority having jurisdiction.
Industry:Fire safety
A fire service instructor who, in addition to meeting Instructor I qualifications, has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to develop individual lesson plans for a specific topic including learning objectives, instructional aids, and evaluation instruments; schedule training sessions based on overall training plan of authority having jurisdiction; and supervise and coordinate the activities of other instructors.
Industry:Fire safety