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Passive Fire Protection System

Any component of a building or structure that provides protection from fire or smoke without any type of system activation or movement. [3, 2018]

Committee

Fire & Explosion Investigation

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)

NFPA 921:2021 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA, 2021. Source link