GB/T 5907.1-2014 in English

Fire protection vocabulary—Part 1: General terms

1 Scope

This part of GB/T 5907 defines the general terms and definitions related to fire protection.

This part is applicable to fire management, fire standardization, fire safety engineering, fire science research, teaching, consulting, publishing and other related work fields.

2 Terms and definitions

2.1

fire protection; fire

general term for fire prevention (2.16) and fire fighting and rescue (2.60)

2.2

fire

phenomenon of combustion (2.21) characterized by emission of heat accompanied by smoke and/or flame

2.3

fire

combustion (2.21) out of control in time or space

2.4

arson

behavior of setting a fire (2.3), usually with intent to cause damage

2.5

fire parameter

physical quantity representing the characteristics of fire (2.3)

2.6

fire classification

classification of fires (2.3) in terms of the type of combustible (2.49) and the property of combustion (2.21) with standardized methods

Note 1: specific fire classification is specified in GB/T 4968.

2.7

fire load

total value of released by combustion (2.21) of all materials (including those for decoration and ornament) in a space ,

2.8

fire mechanism

physical and chemical laws of fire (2.3) phenomena

2.9

fire science

discipline of studying mechanism, laws, characteristics, phenomena and process of fire (2.3)

2.10

fire test

scientific experiment to understand and explore the mechanism, laws, characteristics, phenomenon, influence and process of fire (2.3)

2.11

fire hazard

adverse consequences of fire (2.3)

2.12

fire danger

general term for fire hazard (2.11) and fire risk

2.13

fire phenomenon

performance of fire (2.3) in time and space

2.14

fire research

exploration of mechanism, laws, characteristics, phenomenon, influence and process of fire (2.3)

Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
Bibliography
Index