fire-suppression
Quelling active blazes
Fire-suppression describes systems, equipment, or techniques designed to extinguish or control fires: fire-suppression sprinklers, fire-suppression foam.
The term appears in building codes, aircraft safety standards, and forestry management.
Fire-suppression systems activate automatically or manually to prevent fires from spreading.
Water-dispersing lawn fixture
- extinguisherDevice for dousing flames
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
- hydrantStreet-side water outlet
- foamBubble-filled substance
retardant · nozzle · deluge · standpipe · firebreak · apparatus · crew · ladder
Urgent warning signal
- riserStair's vertical portion
- valveFluid flow controller
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- codeSymbolic communication system
NFPA · pre-action · halon · zone · maintenance · retrofit · compliance · occupancy
Cleared barrier against flames
- backburnDeliberate fire to remove fuel
- retardantSubstance that slows something
- hotshotShowy, skilled person
- smokejumperAirborne wildfire fighter
burnout · mop-up · containment · perimeter
Designed to withstand blasts
Reducing density or number
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- clearcutUnambiguous and definite
- duffButtocks, informally
sprinkler
Water-dispersing lawn fixture
- extinguisherDevice for dousing flames
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
- hydrantStreet-side water outlet
foam · retardant · nozzle · deluge · standpipe · firebreak · apparatus · crew · ladder · tanker
alarm
Urgent warning signal
- riserStair's vertical portion
- valveFluid flow controller
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
code · NFPA · pre-action · halon · zone · maintenance · retrofit · compliance · occupancy · egress
firebreak
Cleared barrier against flames
- backburnDeliberate fire to remove fuel
- retardantSubstance that slows something
- hotshotShowy, skilled person
smokejumper · burnout · mop-up · containment · perimeter
explosion-proof
Designed to withstand blasts
thinning
Reducing density or number
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- clearcutUnambiguous and definite
fire-suppressionignition
Starting combustion process
arson · combustion · kindling · pyromania · incendiarism
fire, fires, fired, firing, fireman, fireplace, firefighter, suppression, suppress