BLASTING AGENT Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer used
to set off explosives.
CELLULOSE NITRATE OR NITRO CELLULOSE A highly combustible and
explosive compound produced by the reaction of nitric acid with a cellulose
material.
CELLULOSE NITRATE PLASTIC (PYROXYLIN) Any plastic substance, materials
or compound having cellulose nitrate (nitro cellulose) as base.
COMBUSTIBLE, FLAMMABLE OR INFLAMMABLE Descriptive of materials
that are easily set on fire.
COMBUSTIBLE FIBER Any readily ignitable and free burning fiber such as cotton,
oakum, rags, waste cloth, waste paper, kapok, hay, straw, Spanish moss, excelsior
and other similar materials commonly used in commerce.
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID Any liquid having a flash point at or above 37.8o C (100o
F).
CORROSIVE LIQUID Any liquid which causes fire when in contact with organic
matter or with certain chemicals.
CURTAIN BOARD 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.
CRYOGENIC 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.
DAMPER A normally open device installed inside an air duct system which
automatically closes to restrict the passage of smoke or fire.
DISTILLATION The process of first raising the temperature in separate the more
volatile from the less volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the resulting
vapor so as to produce a nearly purified substance.
DUCT SYSTEM A continuous passageway for the transmission of air.
DUST A finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper
proportion and ignited will cause an explosion.
ELECTRICAL ARC 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.
EMBER A hot piece or lump that remains after a material has partially burned, and
is still oxidizing without the manifestation of flames.
FINISHES Materials used as final coating of a surface for ornamental or protective
purposes.
FIRE The active principle of burning, characterized by the heat and light of
combustion.
FIRE TRAP A building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily or because
it lacks adequate exits or fire escapes.
FIRE ALARM Any visual or audible signal produced by a device or system to warm
the occupants of the building or fire fighting elements of the presence or danger of
fire to enable them to undertake immediate action to save life and property and to
suppress the fire.
FIRE DOOR A fire resistive door prescribed for openings in fire separation walls
or partitions.
FIRE HAZARD 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 fire fighting operations and the safeguarding of life and property.
FIRE LANE The portion of a roadway or publicway that should be kept opened and
unobstructed at all times for the expedient operation of fire fighting units.
FIRE PROTECTIVE AND FIRE SAFETY DEVICE Any device intended for the
protection of buildings or persons to include but not limited to built-in protection
system such as sprinklers and other automatic extinguishing system, detectors for
heat, smoke and combustion products and other warning system components,
personal protective equipment such as fire
to set off explosives.
CELLULOSE NITRATE OR NITRO CELLULOSE A highly combustible and
explosive compound produced by the reaction of nitric acid with a cellulose
material.
CELLULOSE NITRATE PLASTIC (PYROXYLIN) Any plastic substance, materials
or compound having cellulose nitrate (nitro cellulose) as base.
COMBUSTIBLE, FLAMMABLE OR INFLAMMABLE Descriptive of materials
that are easily set on fire.
COMBUSTIBLE FIBER Any readily ignitable and free burning fiber such as cotton,
oakum, rags, waste cloth, waste paper, kapok, hay, straw, Spanish moss, excelsior
and other similar materials commonly used in commerce.
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID Any liquid having a flash point at or above 37.8o C (100o
F).
CORROSIVE LIQUID Any liquid which causes fire when in contact with organic
matter or with certain chemicals.
CURTAIN BOARD 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.
CRYOGENIC 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.
DAMPER A normally open device installed inside an air duct system which
automatically closes to restrict the passage of smoke or fire.
DISTILLATION The process of first raising the temperature in separate the more
volatile from the less volatile parts and then cooling and condensing the resulting
vapor so as to produce a nearly purified substance.
DUCT SYSTEM A continuous passageway for the transmission of air.
DUST A finely powdered substance which, when mixed with air in the proper
proportion and ignited will cause an explosion.
ELECTRICAL ARC 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.
EMBER A hot piece or lump that remains after a material has partially burned, and
is still oxidizing without the manifestation of flames.
FINISHES Materials used as final coating of a surface for ornamental or protective
purposes.
FIRE The active principle of burning, characterized by the heat and light of
combustion.
FIRE TRAP A building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily or because
it lacks adequate exits or fire escapes.
FIRE ALARM Any visual or audible signal produced by a device or system to warm
the occupants of the building or fire fighting elements of the presence or danger of
fire to enable them to undertake immediate action to save life and property and to
suppress the fire.
FIRE DOOR A fire resistive door prescribed for openings in fire separation walls
or partitions.
FIRE HAZARD 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 fire fighting operations and the safeguarding of life and property.
FIRE LANE The portion of a roadway or publicway that should be kept opened and
unobstructed at all times for the expedient operation of fire fighting units.
FIRE PROTECTIVE AND FIRE SAFETY DEVICE Any device intended for the
protection of buildings or persons to include but not limited to built-in protection
system such as sprinklers and other automatic extinguishing system, detectors for
heat, smoke and combustion products and other warning system components,
personal protective equipment such as fire
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