working fire

A US term of art for a fire in a structure that requires the use of at least one hoseline, and holding all personnel at the initial alarm assignment. Once a blaze is deemed a working fire, “dispatch” will call an additional engine company to the scene, and trigger the rapid intervention team (RIT), place ambulance(s) on standby, and notify the safety officer and chiefs. In general, a working fire is one capable of causing considerable destruction of property or loss of lives.

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There were claims about a lack of a fire alarm, sprinklers or working fire extinguishers.

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This included a failure to carry out a written fire risk assessment, a failure to have a working fire alarm and detection system in place, storage of combustible items within in the means of escape, inadequate fire separation, lack of fire training of employees and a failure to comply with an enforcement notice.

Big fines in restaurant fire safety case

Located in Mold, Jackson Fire and Security meets every facility's need for working fire safety, including fire alarms and fire extinguishers, and robust security equipment, including burglar alarms and CCTV security systems for business.

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Bosses at Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service said that the family had a lucky escape thanks to a working fire alarm.

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Invitation to tender: supply working fire sweater for the volunteer fire brigades fire department of the city of zagreb

Working fire sweaters

Working fire alarms and safety systems are not a luxury -- they are an essential service and need to be properly maintained, regularly tested and must be working at all times.

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The fire is believed to have been cause by a carelessly discarded cigarette and the house had no working fire alarms.

Neighbour alerts family to house fire

It has two reception rooms, one with inglenook fire place with original inset working fire and the other with an open fire, a modern fitted kitchen diner with French doors to the garden and space for a range cooker, a utility area and a ground floor bathroom.

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Dubbed Lilly The Pink, the UK's first pink working fire appliance was unveiled in June 2012 to raise cancer awareness.

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What if a flat fire could have been prevented by a working fire extinguisher?

Fire safety a burning issue for residents

They will make sure there are working fire alarms in all properties in the Harlow Avenue area.

Pensioner escapes house fire

In Working Fire, an exhibition Richardson conceived and curated, he achieved this through an integrated assault on both the visual and auditory senses.

Working fire: Penny Smith invites us in to the richness of the woodfire tradition