Fire protection

Fire Protection

Fire protection (pronunciation: /ˈfʌɪər prəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n/) is a set of measures taken to prevent, mitigate, and suppress fire. These measures are designed to safeguard people, property, and the environment from the harmful and destructive effects of fire.

Etymology

The term "fire protection" is derived from the English words "fire," meaning a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame, and "protection," which means the act of protecting or the state of being protected.

Related Terms

• Fire Safety: The set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire.
• Fire Suppression: The act of extinguishing fires to protect lives and property.
• Fire Prevention: The practice of reducing the likelihood of a fire starting.
• Fire Detection: The process of identifying the presence of fire.
• Fire Alarm System: A system designed to detect and alert people when smoke, fire, carbon monoxide or other emergencies are present.
• Fire Extinguisher: A portable device that discharges a jet of water, foam, gas, or other material to extinguish a fire.
• Fire Sprinkler System: A method of fire protection that uses water to suppress or extinguish fires.
• Fire Resistance: The property of materials or their assemblies that prevents or retards the passage of excessive heat, hot gases, or flames under conditions of use.

See Also

• Firefighting
• Firefighter
• Fire Department
• Fire Code
• Fire Drill
• Fire Escape
• Fire Hydrant
• Fire Insurance

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