आग से संबंधित कुछ महत्वपूर्ण शब्दों की परिभाषा (Chapter-1, Unit-2)

Definitions of few terms related to fire:

1-Fire Ball:- A spherical mass of flame that sometimes occurs when a large quantity of vaporized flammable liquid suddenly catches fire

2- Fire Bat:- A Canvas pedal used to beat out grass fires

3:- Fire Beater:- A birch broom or piece of rubber or wire netting attached to a long handle, used to beat out grass and brush fires. This is a kind of fire bat.

4:- Fire Blanket:- A non combustible cloth of asbestos or one treated with fire retardant chemicals, used to wrap around clothing fire victims to smother the flames.

5:- Fire Brand:- Hot, flaming or glowing solids,  generally of cellulosic materials, Rose by strong convective currents and carried by high winds in large scale fires. Fire brands are the most common sources of spot fires.

6:- Fire Break:- (A) an open space between buildings, stocks of of combustible materials, stored goods, and the like, serving to interrupt the spread of Fire.

(B) a natural barrier to fire spread, or cleared and sometimes plowed strip of land in in a forest serving the same purpose.

7:- Fire Check Door:- A door assembly confirming to certain structural specifications or one that will meet the the stability and integrity requirements of the Fire resistance test from a given time period for maintenance of integrity being less than that for stability. Its function is to check the spread of Fire in a building.

8:- Fire Curtain:- A specifically treated curtain is drawn or dropped across the proscenium arch in a theater to form a fire barrier between the stage and auditorium. Sometimes it is termed as "safety curtain".

9:- Fire Damper:- A device that automatically sales off airflow through part of an air handling system in order to restrict or block the passage of heat and combustion products.

The device usually consists of a flap or shutter controlled by a fusible link.

10:- Fire Door:- A fire resistivity door, including its frame and Hardware, which under standard test condition, meet the fire protective requirements for the location in in which it is to be used, usually a self tripping door that closes automatically when a fire is detected for an alarm is actuated.

11:-Fire Drill:- (A) It is a a practice exercise by a fire service unit in fire fighting procedures and the use of fire fighting equipment.

(B) A practice evacuation of a building in the manner to be followed by the occupants in case of fire and other emergencies.

12:-Fire Escape:- (A) a continuous Path of travel to the ground, or other safe area or refuge, for use if fire or other emergency conditions make normal exist unusable.

(B) a separate means for leaving a building in case of fire, such as chute, emergency fire exist etc.

13:- Fire Flow:- The flow rate of water in the mains of a given area required for fire protection in addition to the normal water consumption for that area.

14:- Fireproof:- (a) the property of material, such as constant rate of iron, not to burn or decompose when exposed to ordinary fire.

(b) to treat a combustible material with a fire retardant to reduce the fire hazard.

15:- Fire Propagation:- (A) The spread of fire through or over a combustible medium. This is a a phenomenon that it depends on the Ignitability, flame spread, and heat release characteristics of the material.

(B) the penetration and travel of Fire through opening and concealed spaces.

16:- Fire Retardant:- (A) Possessing or imparting lo flammability or flame spread properties.

(B) a substances or treatment that reduces the flammability of a material. Some common fire retardants used for or would, cloth etc. Are ammonium phosphate, mono ammonium sulphate, borax, boric acid, zinc chloride, sodium dichromate etc.

17:- Fire Separation:- (A) floor or wall, either without openings, or with adequately protected openings that meets specified fire endurance requirement for a barrier against the extension of a fire from one area of a building to another.

(B) space provided between objects, such as goods in storage buildings, or structures that serve as a fire lane for fire fighting operations.

18:- Fire Suppression:- The activity involved in controlling and reducing a fire by constructing fire breaks, breaks firing applying fire retardants etc. As opposed to direct Fire extinguisher is mint extinguishment.

19:- Fire Tower:- (A) a fire department training tower.

(B) A structurally independent stair way attached to a building and used as a a fire escape, and as a means of access for fighting fire.

20:- Fire Trap:- A building or structure laking adequate exist, or fire protection equipment's, one which because of interior layout presents a major hazard to life in case of fire.

21:- Fire Wall:- A fire resistant solid wall of masonry or equivalent material provided to delay or restrict the horizontal spread fire for a specified period of time. Generally self supporting assembly design to maintain its integrity even if the structures on both sides collapse.