fire watch
Forest lookout duty
A fire watch is a period of vigilant monitoring for fires, especially in high-risk conditions.
Forest rangers maintain fire watch during dry seasons.
In construction and industrial settings, a fire watch is assigned after welding or other hot work to ensure no smoldering materials ignite: The welder's helper pulled fire watch for an hour after they finished.
Military and naval usage refers to overnight duty monitoring for fires aboard ship or in barracks.
Watcher or vista point
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
- rangerProtected land patroller
- towerTall slender edifice
- observationAttentive watching or remark
wilderness · patrol · scout · detection · binoculars · smoke · lightning · remote
Stopping something before occurring
- hazardSource of potential harm
- extinguisherDevice for dousing flames
- sprinkler systemNetwork of water dispensers
- smoke detectorCombustion particle sensor
alarm · evacuation · emergency · fireproof · emergency exit · protocol · inspection · compliance
lookout
Watcher or vista point
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
- rangerProtected land patroller
- towerTall slender edifice
observation · wilderness · patrol · scout · detection · binoculars · smoke · lightning · remote · seasonal
prevention
Stopping something before occurring
- hazardSource of potential harm
- extinguisherDevice for dousing flames
- sprinkler systemNetwork of water dispensers
smoke detector · alarm · evacuation · emergency · fireproof · emergency exit · protocol · inspection · compliance · warden
sentry
Guard on duty
post · reconnaissance · alert · security · base · rotation · vigilance · observation · reporting · shift
- Building Safetysmoke detector, emergency exit, sprinkler system, exit sign, smoke alarm
- fire safetysmoke detectors, evacuation plan, smoke alarms, sprinklers, assembly point
- fire protectionflame retardant, fireproofing, firestops, sprinkler system, smoke alarm
- military dutiesguard duty, sentry duty, patrol, combat duty, active duty
- watch dutysentry, lookout, sentinel, guard, patrol
- shipyard workhull repair, dry docking, ship repair, fitting out, launching
fire watcharson
Criminal deliberate burning
fire starting · fire suppression · ignition · fire setting · firefighting
fire watchnegligence
Failure to exercise care
neglect · dereliction of duty · abandonment · inattention · carelessness
fire, watch, fires, fired, firing, fiery, fireman, firemen, fireplace