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- 3. a vertical panel of non-combustible or fire resistive materials attached to and extending below the bottom chord of the roof trusses, to divide the underside of the roof into separate compartments so that heat and smoke will be directed upwards to a roof vent.
- 5. any person who acts as agent of the owner and manages the use of a building for him.
- 6. descriptive of any material which by its nature or as a result of its reaction with other elements produces a rapid drop in temperature of the immediate surroundings.
- 7. intentional or malicious destruction of property by fire.
- 9. materials used as final coating of a surface for ornamental or protective purposes.
- 12. a passage hall or ante chamber between the outer doors and the interior parts of a house or building.
- 13. a fire restrictive door prescribed for openings in fire separation walls or partitions.
- 14. a building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily or because it lacks adequate exits or fire escapes.
- 19. the purpose for which a building or portion thereof is used or intended to be used.
- 21. an integrated network of hydraulically designed piping installed in a building, structure or area with outlets arranged in a systematic pattern which automatically discharges water when activated by heat or combustion products from a fire.
- 22. a process where impurities and,or deleterious materials are removed from a mixture in order to produce a pure element of compound. It shall also refer to partial distillation and electrolysis.
- 30. a highly combustible and explosive compound produced by the reaction of nitric acid with a cellulose material.
- 31. the circumstances or agencies that bring a fuel and an ignition source together with proper air or oxygen.
- 32. any person actually occupying and using a building or portions thereof by virtue of a lease contract with the owner or administrator or by permission or sufferance of the latter.
- 33. the total quantity of combustible contents of the building, spaces or fire area, including interior finish and trim expressed in heat units or the equivalent weight in wood.
- 34. a hot piece or lump that remains after a material has partially burned and is still oxidizing without the manifestation of flames.
- 37. the person who holds the legal right of possession or title to a building or real property.
- 38. any plastic substance,materials or compound having cellulose nitrate as base.
- 42. descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously when exposed to air.
- 43. the mechanism in which fire can spread from its origin to other sources of fuel.
- 44. melting or fusing of metallic ores or compounds so as to separate impurities from pure metals.
- 45. the movement of fire from one place to another.
- 46. a kind of stable explosive compound which explodes by percussion.
- 48. a process where a piece of metal is heated prior to changing its shape or dimensions.
- 49. a finely powdered substance which when mixed with air in the proper proportion and ignited will cause an explosion.
- 50. the minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air.
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- 1. a box or cabinet where fire hoses, valves and other equipment are stored and arranged for firefighting.
- 2. any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer used to set off explosives.
- 4. a continuous passageway for the transmission of air.
- 8. the process of first raising the temperature to separate the more volatile from the less volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the resulting vapor so as to produce as nearly purified substance.
- 10. the use of one or more electrical appliances or devices which draw or consume electrical current beyond the designed capacity of the existing electrical system.
- 11. the active principle of burning characterized by the heat and light of combustion.
- 15. an extremely hot luminous bridge formed by passage of an electric current across a space between two conductors or terminals due to the incandescence of the conducting vapor.
- 16. any liquid having a flash point at or above 37.8 degrees Celsius or 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 17. a rocket or liquid propellant which consist of combinations of fuels and oxidizers which ignite simultaneously on contact with each other.
- 18. a normally open device installed inside an air duct system which automatically closes to restrict the passage of smoke or fire.
- 20. any visual or audible signal produced by a device or system to warn the occupants of the building or the fighting element of the presence or danger of fire to enable them to undertake immediate action to save life and property and to suppress the fire.
- 23. the portion of a roadway or public way that should be kept opened and unobstructed at all times for the expedient operations of firefighting units.
- 24. a fire that spreads with extreme rapidity such as the one that races over dust, over the surface of flammable liquids or through gases.
- 25. a piece of metal or an electrical conductor used to bypass a safety device in an electrical system.
- 26. chipping or pitting of concrete or masonry surfaces.
- 27. any act that would remove or neutralize fire hazard.
- 28. a enclosed vertical space of passage that extends from floor to floor as well as from the base to the top of the building.
- 29. a return to flaming combustion after incomplete extinguishment of a fire reigning at some time after being put out.
- 35. any liquid which causes fire when in contact with organic matter or with certain chemicals.
- 36. a system of vertical pipes in a building to which fire hoses can be attached on each floor, including a system by which water is made available to the outlet as needed.
- 39. a cylindrical device turning on an axis around which a fire hose is connected.
- 40. the process of determining the origin, cause and responsibility as well as the failure analysis of fire or explosion.
- 41. any condition or act which increases or may cause an increase in the probability of the occurrence of fire or which may obstruct, delay, hinder or interfere with firefighting operations and the safeguarding of life and property.
- 47. any street, alley or other strip of land unobstructed from the ground to the sky, dedicated for public use.