A fire class is a system of categorizing fire with regard to the type of material and fuel for combustion. Class letters are often assigned to the different...
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In fire classes, a Class B fire is a fire in flammable liquids or flammable gases, petroleum greases, tars, oils, oil-based paints, solvents, lacquers...
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wetting agent, foam, dry chemical (classes ABC and B.C.), and dry powder (class D) types in the rest of the world. Fire extinguishers are further divided...
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countries[where?] fires are classified as Class-A, Class-B, Class-C, Class-D, and Class-K; different classifications may exist in other countries. Each class is a...
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The Fire-class fireboats/yard tractor tugs were two fireboats operated by the Royal Canadian Navy. The two vessels are CFAV Firebrand (YTR 562) and CFAV Firebird (YTR...
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responsible for the fire. When the fire involves burning metals like lithium, magnesium, titanium, etc. (known as a class-D fire), it becomes even more...
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A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses...
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uncontrolled fires. Trained firefighters use fire apparatus, water supply resources such as water mains and fire hydrants or they might use A and B class foam...
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The Reichstag fire (German: Reichstagsbrand, listen) was an arson attack on the Reichstag building, home of the German parliament in Berlin, on Monday...
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Firefighting foam (redirect from Fire-fighting foam)
fighting fires of fuels containing oxygenates, e.g. methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), or fires of liquids based on or containing polar solvents. Class A foams...
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ABC dry chemical (category Fire suppression agents)
ABC Powder, tri-class, or multi-purpose dry chemical is a dry chemical extinguishing agent used on class A, class B, and class C fires. It uses a specially...
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The fire point, or combustion point, of a fuel is the lowest temperature at which the liquid fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after...
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sea-to-land tactical fire support, asymmetric threat control at sea and support of special forces. In contrast to the Bremen class, which were built with...
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Eight Wasp-class ships were built, and as of April 2021[update], seven are in active service, as USS Bonhomme Richard was seriously damaged by fire on 12 July...
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The Iowa class was a class of six fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940. They were initially intended to intercept fast...
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Music Group Fire Class Action". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2020. "Steve Earle Drops His Claims Against Universal Music Over 2008 Backlot Fire". Billboard...
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thing as a "Class E" fire, as electricity itself does not burn. However, it is considered a dangerous and very deadly complication to a fire, therefore...
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Academy: Orange County Fire" Goes Behind-the-Scenes For the First Time to Capture a Recruit Class as It Endures 18-Weeks of Fire Academy Training "The...
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A fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit, usually mounted to the outside of a building—occasionally inside, but separate from the main areas of...
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following ranks. The chief fire officer of a departemental fire brigade can be a comptroller general, a colonel senior class or a colonel, depending on...
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the Yıldız and Rüzgar classes, having the same hull, machinery and weapons. They were fitted with LIOD Mk.2 electro-optical fire control and TACTICOS command...
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(but not destroyer escorts except Brooke class DEG's later designated FFG's or escort carriers) employed gun fire-control systems for 5-inch (127 mm) and...
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the 8-inch (203 mm) Mark 16 guns. These guns enabled Des Moines-class cruisers to fire two to three times faster than earlier 8 in guns with each barrel...
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list of fires in high-rise buildings. A skyscraper fire or high-rise fire is a class of structural fire specific to tall buildings. Skyscraper fires are technically...
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wider arcs of fire. Despite the loss of three 6-inch guns compared to the preceding Brooklyn and St. Louis classes, the more advanced fire control gave...
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lasted until the fire in 1967, then were removed and eventually replaced by missiles in the mid-70s. The original design of the Forrestal-class ships would...
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Ticonderoga-class cruisers. In the 1980s, the class received a New Threat Upgrade electronics overhaul to better suit them to modern threats. Their rapid-fire Mk 26...
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The Worcester class was a class of light cruisers used by the United States Navy, laid down in 1945 and commissioned in 1948–49. They and their contemporaries...
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Emergency exit (redirect from Fire exit)
building or other structure is a special exit used during emergencies such as fires. The combined use of regular and emergency exits allows for faster evacuation...
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4-inch AA fire and to permit the use of 40 mm proximity fuze ammunition as used by the British Army. In the mid-1930s, the Arethusa-class cruiser was...
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