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Fire Suppression
Fire suppression (/faɪər səˈprɛʃən/) refers to the act of preventing the spread or extinguishing of a fire in a specific area. The term is often used in the context of firefighting and fire safety.
Etymology
The term "fire suppression" 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 "suppression", which means the act of stopping or inhibiting something from continuing.
Related Terms
- 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 supply through a system of piping and automatically releases water onto a fire.
- Firefighting: The act of attempting to prevent the spread of and extinguish significant unwanted fires in buildings, vehicles, woodlands, etc.
- Fire safety: The set of practices intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire.
- 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.
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