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unusual facts about fire protection



Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978

It revised the authority of the United States Forest Service (under the earlier Clarke–McNary Act of 1924 and other statutes) for to provide financial and technical assistance to states and private landowners on a variety of forestry issues, including forest management and stewardship, fire protection, insect and disease control, reforestation and stand improvement, and urban forestry.

Manipulator

Where there are special requirements to protect against fire and explosion, they may be driven by compressed air.


see also

Arlington Fire

Arlington Fire District - The fire district that provides fire protection to the Town of Poughkeepsie

Centennial Garage

Morrison Hershfield Limited provided civil, structural, mechanical, code, fire protection and building envelope engineering and project management related services.

Cornwallis Square, Nova Scotia

The village commission was originally established in 1947 as the WCG Commission and was responsible for fire protection, recreation and sidewalks in Waterville, Cambridge, and Grafton.

Council of Paris

The Préfecture de Police (which also has authority over the fire brigades of Paris), for example, has still a jurisdiction extending to the petite couronne (small corona or halo) of Paris, the three bordering départements (Seine-Saint-Denis, Hauts de Seine, and Val de Marne) for some operations such as fire protection and rescue operations, and the Préfecture de Police is still directed by France's national government.

Estey Organ

The Estey family had a long tradition of company leadership and community involvement, including residential development such as Esteyville; banking; town government; schools; fire protection; military units; churches; and Vermont state politics and government.

Exhaust hood

NFPA 96 Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking says that Mesh filters shall not be used.

Firefighting worldwide

In New Zealand, fire protection services are overseen by the New Zealand Fire Service Commission.

Frederick Grinnell

In 2001, Grinnell Fire Protection was merged with the Simplex Time Recorder Company to form SimplexGrinnell, which is the largest fire protection company in the world.

Gordonsville, Tennessee

Gordonsville is given fire protection by the Gordonsville Fire Department and a mutual aid agreement with the county and other city fire departments.

Groß Sankt Florian

Popular tourist attractions in the area include a Romanesque church from the 11th century and a museum of fire protection.

Loss-control consultant

References a loss control consultant uses will include the Occupational Safety and Health Act regulations, the National Fire Protection Association's fire codes, codes of the American National Standards Institute, local and regional building codes, Federal regulations referencing commercial drivers and similar regulated trades and National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) for Workers Compensation information.

Metal Building Manufacturers Association

Head of Walls: MBMA and the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) sponsored fire protection tests on head of wall (HOW) joints in metal buildings.

Office of Civilian Defense

Its two branches supervised protective functions such as blackouts and special fire protection and "war service" functions such as child care, health, housing, and transportation.

Society of Fire Protection Engineers

SFPE publishes the Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, published on behalf of the society by SAGE Publications and Fire Protection Engineering magazine is published quarterly by SFPE.

Urban planning in the United States

Benjamin Franklin, a leading citizen, helped improve city services and founded new ones, such as fire protection, a library, and one of the American colonies' first hospitals.