Fire prevention
Fire Prevention
Fire prevention (/faɪər prɪˈvɛnʃən/) refers to the measures taken to prevent fire from becoming destructive, reducing the disruption caused by uncontrolled fire and saving lives and property. The term encompasses a wide range of practices, including those that aim to reduce fuel loads, prevent ignition and limit the spread of fire once it starts.
Etymology
The term "fire prevention" is derived from the English words "fire" and "prevention". "Fire" comes from the Old English fyr, from Proto-Germanic *fuir (source also of Old Saxon fiur, Old Frisian fiur, Old Norse furr, Middle Dutch and Dutch vuur, Old High German fiur, German Feuer). "Prevention" comes from the Latin praeventionem (nominative praevenire), meaning "to come before, anticipate, hinder".
Related Terms
- Fire safety: The set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire.
- Fire protection: The study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially destructive fires.
- Fire suppression: The activities involved in controlling and extinguishing fires.
- Firefighting: The act of attempting to prevent the spread of and extinguish significant unwanted fires in buildings, vehicles, woodlands, etc.
- Fire drill: A method of practicing how a building would be evacuated in the event of a fire or other emergencies.
- Fire alarm system: A number of devices working together to detect and warn people through visual and audio appliances when smoke, fire, carbon monoxide or other emergencies are present.
- Fire extinguisher: An active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations.
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