• Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially destructive fires. It involves the study of the behaviour...
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    The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP; Filipino: Kawanihan ng Tagapangalaga Laban sa Sunog) is the government body in the Philippines responsible for the...
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  • Active fire protection (AFP) is an integral part of fire protection. AFP is characterized by items and/or systems, which require a certain amount of motion...
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    The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a U.S.-based international nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property, and...
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    Passive fire protection (PFP) is components or systems of a building or structure that slows or impedes the spread of the effects of fire or smoke without...
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    The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state...
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  • to: Fire detection – fire alarm systems and brigade call systems Active fire protectionfire suppression systems Passive fire protectionfire and...
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    vehicles, or submarines, is an objective of passive fire protection, in which a structure is divided into fire compartments, which may contain single or multiple...
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    fire protection and active fire protection systems to minimize damage resulting from a fire. The most common form of active fire protection is fire sprinklers...
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  • Development, and Engineering Center. The MML has its roots in the Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2-Intercept program which also included...
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    NFPA 704 (redirect from NFPA fire diamond)
    Emergency Response" is a standard maintained by the U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association. First "tentatively adopted as a guide" in 1960, and revised...
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  • The Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) is a certification provided by the NFPA Certification Department in the U.S.A. The board was formed in...
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    which are unsafe to use during a fire under most circumstances. Fire alarm systems are designed after fire protection requirements in a location are established...
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    The Air Force Fire Protection Badge is a military badge of the United States Air Force that is issued to those service members who have been trained in...
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    from space. Fire protection, including passive fire protection measures such as physical firewalls and fireproofing, and active fire protection measures...
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    Detonations". National Fire Protection Association. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023. Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering...
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    The United States Air Force Fire Protection career specialty is the military's premiere specialty in fire protection. Much like their civilian counterparts...
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  • In fire protection engineering, the K-factor formula is used to calculate the volumetric flow rate rate from a nozzle. Spray nozzles can for example be...
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    can tap into a water supply. It is a component of active fire protection. Underground fire hydrants have been used in Europe and Asia since at least...
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    A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method, consisting of a water supply system providing adequate pressure and flowrate to a water distribution...
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  • construction fires which resulted in a combined loss of £1,500 million, The Joint Code of Practice was introduced by the Fire Protection Association (FPA)...
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    published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 fires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares)...
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  • prisoners assist the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire. He ends up getting assigned to his hometown in Northern California...
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    and snow in glaciology, biological tissues in medicine and passive fire protection materials. In artificial intelligence (AI), especially machine learning...
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    equipment in order to maintain optimal active fire protection and passive fire protection measures. A typical fire safety code includes administrative sections...
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    A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and...
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  • standards and colors of safety signage and merging ISO 6309:1987, Fire protection - Safety signs to create a unique and distinct standard for safety...
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    vehicle fire suppression systems Manual vehicle fire suppression systems External water spray system A fire sprinkler system is an active fire protection method...
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    EEP - Electrical Engineering Portal. Retrieved 29 May 2018. National Fire Protection Association (2017). "Article 100 Definitions". NFPA 70 National Electrical...
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    Emergency exit (redirect from Fire exit)
    Associated Press. Protection, City Fire (22 January 2013). "Fire Safety Signs: The Law and Their Meaning - City Fire Protection - Blog". ISO 7010:2011...
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