I mean, you do sell fire resistant materials, don't you?
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Fire resistant homes really do seem to make a difference.
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The affordable, compact SentrySafe Fire Resistant Chest will bring much-needed peace of mind, as it's fire-resistant, durable, and small enough to tuck out of sight or even bring with you during travels.
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The billion-dollar complex was constructed to be highly fire resistant.
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They are also fire-resistant for up to 90 minutes, he added.
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The paneling, known as cladding, can be made with fire-resistant material.
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He needs something fire resistant because of how fast he can run.
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Designed with fire-resistant material, the units are not meant as temporary housing.
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Using fire-resistant materials was more expensive, a cost that industry advocates opposed.
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The stuntman is covered with fire-resistant clothes, a cooling gel and a mask.
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Since 21960, Montecito has spent a little over $21970 million on becoming fire resistant.
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A dedicated burglar is going to eventually break open the SentrySafe Fire Resistant Chest.
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Downstairs, in the basement, the walls are made with with Durisol, a fire-resistant material.
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The new code calls for fire-resistant roofs, siding and defensible space around the structure.
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The temporary center would be made of charred timber, a material with fire-resistant properties.
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This fire-resistant hunk of galvanized steel features a versatile metal foundation and impenetrable walls.
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Pros: Concealable, cannot be removed from premises, features three shelvesCons: Installation required, not fire-resistant
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Camden officials emphasized that the Chalcots Estate had "fire-resistant rock wool insulation" and "fire-resistant sealant between floors," which helped contain a fire in 2012, but said that they would "immediately begin preparing to remove" cladding panels from five towers in the complex.
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It is also able to withstand heat up to 200 degrees Celsius, making it fire-resistant.
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Typically, gaps like these are sealed with fire-resistant caulking to contain fires where they start.
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The 1,200 clear incandescent lights peppered throughout the 5,090 branches are fire-resistant and non-allergenic.
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They decided to rebuild — but they have to make the house more fire resistant this time.
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The product, only slightly cheaper than fire-resistant alternatives, has a polyethylene core that is combustible.
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The design incorporates systems like fire-resistant glass and barriers that deploy to protect passengers from smoke.
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The state's building codes have also been updated to require the use of fire-resistant building materials.
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Not only is CLT a better insulator, it is more fire resistant — rather than burning, it chars.
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Arconic sells a flammable polyethylene version of its Reynobond cladding and a more expensive, fire-resistant version.
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A fire-resistant version of the cladding would only have cost an additional £5,000 for the entire building.
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Because of its natural moisture and humidity, the Amazon has historically been relatively fire-resistant, according to NOAA.
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Often it's thicker than a normal wall and made out of a fire-resistant material such as concrete.
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The readers are flexible and fire resistant up to 1,800 degrees Celsius (3,272 degrees Fahrenheit) for 22 seconds.
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At home, I have my own fire-resistant shirt and pants, and the boots required to fight wildfires.
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But the government has not banned other types of cladding that are more fire-resistant, but not fireproof.
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Fire-resistant cushionYour seat cushion functions as a flotation device, but did you know it&aposs also fireproof?
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The utility also said it wants to install fire resistant, composite poles as part of the infrastructure upgrade.
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The Times has reported that a fire-resistant version would have added a mere £5,213 ($6,300) to the cost.
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The chemicals – known as PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers - can be used to make clothing or upholstery fire-resistant.
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The siding on the fire-resistant home was a fiber cement composite, rather than typical wood shingles or planks.
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Price: $30 (Oxygen mask respirator), $20 fire extinguisher Who would have thought fire-resistant gloves with touchscreen tips existed?
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At Sunriver that fall day, the workers were thinning trees to promote the growth of fire-resistant ponderosa pines.
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Sidewalk Labs is developing another potential insulation, Shikkui plaster, which it says is sustainable and as fire-resistant as drywall.
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His hands were sheathed in fire-resistant Nomex flight gloves, safeguarding his hands but thin enough not to impede dexterity.
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Finally, developers and homeowners must be pushed to use fire-resistant materials and to clear their properties of flammable materials.
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Charred timber also has fire-resistant properties, since the burned outside layer helps protect the wood from getting too hot.
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Pros: Fire resistant, compact and easy to conceal or transport, easy to use key lockCons: Easily carried off by thieves
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PG&E has a plan to "harden" its grid, which includes installing fire-resistant poles, trimming trees and putting infrastructure underground.
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It is impossible to build a fully fireproof home, but researchers are now focused on making homes at least fire resistant.
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The company also plans to replace old equipment with Cal Fire-certified alternatives and install transformers that contain fire-resistant fluid.
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Since 1979, Kathie Leonard has run Auburn Manufacturing, a small company that makes heat and fire-resistant fabrics for industrial use.
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San Diego forces residents to create a fire resistant zone of minimal vegetation in a 100-feet radius around their homes.
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Artificial trees, too, can be fire hazards and so, when buying one, the C.P.S.C. advises looking for the "fire resistant" label.
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Flight attendants placed the backpack in a fire-resistant bag and asked the customers to leave the plane, the airline said.
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The results are not only environmentally-friendly, they're also highly heat and fire-resistant, actually helping to prevent the spread of flames.
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The only surviving material was a light silver-gray, fire resistant metal — so the company moved forward, revolutionizing the way people travel.
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And in a free port, their property is protected in climate-controlled environments, often under video surveillance and behind fire-resistant walls.
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Strong, cheap, lightweight, and fire-resistant, it quickly found its way into everything from concrete to cars in the early 20th century.
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Fire-resistant windows are an option, but it is often cheaper to fill the openings with brick, masonry or other suitable materials.
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This led NASA to conduct a whole slew of research for a way to cover flammable things with a fire-resistant material.
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They would be able to log huge swaths of national forest, including big old, fire-resistant trees ― the ones that are worth money.
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And although older ceramic and metal freezers might've been fire-resistant, many newer versions have too many plastic parts to withstand high temperatures.
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In a picture accompanying the Facebook post, Zuckerberg can be seen wearing the oilfield uniform of fire-resistant coveralls and a hard hat.
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Experts now recommend class A fire-rated material, which flammable wood shake is not — though it can be treated with fire resistant chemicals.
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They had long ignored building codes and laws that would have made buildings fire-resistant and would have kept combustible materials off the streets.
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Using fire-resistant materials for roofs and sidings would also help but this is not obligatory under Alberta's building code, a frustration for some.
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Other families, using replacement-cost policies, rebuilt with fire-resistant roofs, fewer wooden decks and other changes designed to cut fire risk, insurers said.
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This insanely tough product is reinforced with braided ballistic nylon (stuff that was developed in WWII to protect soldiers) and a fire-resistant PVC jacket.
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Made by Newtex, a supplier of fire resistant fabrics and coatings, it ships to the U.S., Canada and Europe but not to Asia nor Australia.
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"This bipartisan discussion draft is an important first step toward ending the destructive practice of fire borrowing and restoring healthy, fire-resistant forests," she said.
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California doesn't feel a whole lot of inclement weather as far as cold, but we do need to build stuff that is more fire-resistant.
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They had decided against cladding their new house in Sea Ranch's ubiquitous wood, choosing a cement fiberboard that is both fire-resistant and low maintenance.
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Just make sure to fill the anchor hole on the bottom with fire-resistant caulking if you're not using it to bolt the safe down.
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There may not have been sprinkler systems and fire-resistant cladding in the 13th century, but they may be necessary to ensure Notre Dame survives.
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Zurich Municipal has recommended its clients review their fire risk assessments and said its "strong recommendation" was the use of fire resistant or non-combustible insulation.
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Sidewalk Labs says that mass timber is "easier to manufacture and better for the environment than concrete or steel, yet just as strong and fire-resistant."
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Wright's insurance institute built two test homes at its facility in Richburg, South Carolina, one a typical structure, the other using fire-resistant materials and landscaping.
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The fire resistant home also had all its plantings at least 5 feet from the siding and the siding was raised 6 inches off the ground.
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The UAE revised its building safety code in 2013 to require that cladding on all new buildings over 15 meters (50 feet) tall be fire-resistant.
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The UAE revised its building safety code in 2013 to require that cladding on all new buildings over 15 metres (50 feet) tall be fire-resistant.
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The non-primary mechanisms of injury are relatively easy to understand and protect against through traditional means such as body armor, helmets and fire-resistant uniforms.
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In order to be considered fire-resistant, a safe has to be able to protect its contents against extreme heat for at least a half hour.
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" Dewey argues for stricter regulation: "The cities and the county should be saying any time you remodel your house, you have to use fire-resistant materials.
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Developers often push back against common-sense building codes, like requiring fire-resistant materials and cutting fuel breaks around homes, because those options are usually more costly.
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"You can put fire-resistant structures in those areas and you can put hundreds of feet of clearance around them and still everything will burn," Henke said.
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As trees grow, they also provide more shade, which favors the growth of other mosses that, because they hold less moisture than sphagnum, are less fire resistant.
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As of August 31, PG&E said it had installed fire-resistant poles and covered power lines on 75 miles of its grid in fire-prone areas.
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Hopefully the pants are fire resistant in case his vehicle explodes, because that alcohol isn't going to help the situation Wiz's signature skinny black jeans are totally okay.
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"It&aposs the embers, not the fire itself, that destroy most homes," said Steve Conboy, a construction expert whose company develops fire-resistant chemicals to apply to wood.
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Make sure you slap on a pair of fire-resistant gloves before taking part in all the fun, because these bad boys are gonna come out hot, baby!
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But with other fire-resistant layers and modern sprinkler systems, tall wooden buildings can exceed existing fire standards, reckons Benton Johnson, a project leader with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
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While its style doesn't conform to the governing standard of the barn and the shed, its mix of fire-resistant materials does repeat their familiar colors and textures.
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Mr. Jeys acknowledged that the fact that his home was made largely of cinder block instead of wood or drywall may have made the structure more fire resistant.
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The idea is to use thick walls and fire-resistant liners to divide a building into enclosed zones, so that even if a fire does start, it spreads slowly.
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As seedlings, the trees appear more like grass, with long needles and fire-resistant scales, a state they can stay in for years while their competitor trees are burned.
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They wear lightweight fire-resistant yellow shirts and green pants that allow them to walk long distances in the forest quickly, not heavy coats and pants like structure firefighters.
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One bust called Untitled (Witness 38) is made from carved encyclopedias, while its neighbor, A Thousand Things Part 206, is a frightening sight composed of charred fire-resistant pine.
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The Airdog is also energy-efficient, is made of fire-resistant V-O material, and has built-in safety features, like a tip-over automatic shutoff and overheating protection.
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Logging, including many projects deceptively promoted as forest "thinning," removes fire-resistant trees, reduces the cooling shade of the forest canopy and leaves behind highly combustible twigs and branches.
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The group posted a statement there in February that said it had been lobbying for five years for new appliances to have fully fire-resistant backing — to little avail.
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Plastics are commonly treated with chemicals to change their properties, waterproofing them in products from raingear to camping gear and making them fire-resistant for firefighters' jackets and construction tarps.
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Instead of a battery pack, Lamborghini opted for a supercapacitor, which is lighter, fire-resistant, more powerful, and fully charges in a fraction of the time of a battery pack.
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Some of the houses were built more than 30 years ago and likely would not have fire-resistant ceramic-shingle roofs that are up to modern fire codes, he said.
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In Colorado, communities are building fire breaks and "greenbelts" of fire-resistant green grass that completely surround the community, creating the equivalent of a moat that fire can't easily cross.
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In 1871, after a cow supposedly knocked over a lantern igniting a fire that destroyed 17,000 buildings, Chicago embraced new fireproofing rules, including the use of fire resistant construction materials.
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ICAO's 36-state governing council said the prohibition would be in effect April 1 and would be maintained until a new fire-resistant packaging standard is designed to transport the batteries.
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The government's Real Estate Regulatory Agency "is now strongly encouraging all owners to replace non-fire-resistant building facades in collaboration with the city's real estate developers", an official statement said.
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The UAE revised its building safety code in 2013 to require that cladding on all new buildings over 15 metres (50 feet) tall be fire-resistant, but older buildings are exempt.
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The UAE revised its building safety code in 2013 to require that cladding on all new buildings over 15 meters (50 feet) tall be fire-resistant; but older buildings are exempt.
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"My home is as fire resistant as humanely possible and I feel like the town is taking every step that they need to make sure that we are safe," she said.
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The UAE revised its building safety code in 2013 to require that cladding on all new buildings over 15 meters (50 feet) tall be fire-resistant, but older buildings are exempt.
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The resignations occurred as new evidence emerged that the management company, which started the renovation in 2014, had chosen a less fire-resistant form of cladding to save nearly 19743,000 pounds.
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Giant sequoias are fire-resistant, which helps explain their longevity, and depend on fire to reproduce: the fire clears away undergrowth and helps to disperse seed cones into mineral-rich soil.
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As these communities rebuild and expand, they will have to "harden" themselves by discouraging development in high fire-risk areas, encouraging homeowners to clear vegetation and adopting fire-resistant designs and materials.
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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said the ban will be in place until a new fire-resistant packaging standard is designed to transport the batteries, which is not expected until 2018.
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List every asset in your estate and store the latest account statements, insurance policies, wills, trusts and other important papers in a fire-resistant box in a place known to the family.
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The chemicals - known as PFRs, or organophosphate flame retardants - can be used to make clothing or upholstery fire-resistant and may also be found in nail polish, yoga mats and car seats.
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In the institute's experiment, with equal amounts of embers blowing on them, the fire-resistant home did not burn at all, while the typical home, which was connected to it, was fully engulfed.
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But smaller, less intense fires are nature's way of thinning the forest, culling trees that are less fire-resistant, said Martha H. Conklin, a Merced professor and another principal investigator with the observatory.
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There's a startling video produced by the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service in the United Kingdom where children's costumes are still considered toys and making them fire-resistant is voluntary for manufacturers.
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The United Arab Emirates, of which Dubai is a member, revised its building safety code in 2013 to require that cladding on all new buildings over 15 meters (50 feet) tall be fire-resistant.
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Drivers of the trucks are required to be equipped with fire-resistant clothing, steel-toed boots with rubber soles, safety goggles and helmets, the document says, pointing to the hazardous nature of the cargo.
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They also point out that many people are putting themselves at risk by building homes in remote, fire-prone areas without taking essential steps to make the homes fire-resistant, like installing metal roofs.
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The boots are made with fire-resistant Nomex material, use lugs from outdoor gear company Traxion to give pilots grip when walking (instead of floating) around the cabin, and feature adidas' own AdiPRENE cushioned insoles.
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Panels with a fire resistant core — the FR model — can be used up to 30 meters, while above that height, panels with the non-combustible core — the A2 model — should be used, the brochure says.
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This involves basic precautions such as fire-resistant roofing, ember-proof exterior vents to prevent the wind from blowing firebrands into attic spaces, and rain gutter guards to keep dry leaves and needles from accumulating.
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In 2010 the city of Denver joined the United States Forest Service to establish the Forest to Faucet Partnership, which underwrote a tree-thinning program to make forests more fire-resistant while enhancing water flow.
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The Times has reported that a fire-resistant version would have added an estimated £5,000 to the cost, and that the type of panels used may not be used on high buildings in America and Germany.
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The post covers a spike in backup power interest after 2017's Hurricane Harvey hit Texas; the benefits of fire-resistant buildings; widening recognition of the need for utilities to invest in infrastructure hardening and more.
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The fire-resistant Hovervault (not fire-proof) is made of fiberglass composite materials that will contain the flames and heat when your hoverboard eventually explodes into flames—whether that's while it's charging, or while it's being transported.
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An internal document provided by a former Takata employee shows that drivers operating these trucks over their 36-hour journey are required to wear fire-resistant clothing, steel-toed boots with rubber soles, safety goggles and helmets.
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Aiming to give hoverboard-owners a little more peace of mind, an Australian company has built the Hovervault, a product it's marketing as a fire-resistant bag that will prevent a malfunctioning hoverboard from burning your house down.
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In San Diego, new subdivisions are being built with fire-resistant designs and materials so residents can stay safe in their homes while the fire burns around them, instead of risking evacuation and the perils of clogged roads.
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If your home isn't protected against this onslaught, with fire-resistant roofing and siding and vents that can be closed to prevent embers from being sucked inside, it can burn to the ground even if the surrounding vegetation survives.
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County officials, however, have pointed out that the community will sit mostly on flat grasslands, its homes and structures built of fire-resistant materials with buffer zones, and its roadways widened to enable floods of cars during an evacuation.
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In New York City, cladding must be tested and found to be fire resistant before it can ever be put on a building, said Thomas Fariello, first deputy commissioner for the city's Department of Buildings, which enforces building codes.
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Donning orange fire-resistant suits and carrying 60 pounds of support gear on their backs, they're on the front lines of the wildfires with chain saws and hand tools, clearing brush or setting backfires to stop the flames from spreading.
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Its fire-resistant bark means it survives when other trees succumb to natural or man-made conflagrations, making it a pioneer in the recovery of fire-scoured landscapes; below ground, its deep nitrogen-fixing roots suck nutrients up into the soil.
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As detailed in the paper "Fire Alarm Wallpaper Based on Fire-Resistant Hydroxyapatite Nanowire Inorganic Paper and Graphene Oxide Thermosensitive Sensor," which was recently published in ACS Nano, the researchers also added thermosensitive sensors made from drops of a graphene oxide ink mixture.
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Codes requiring building high to withstand a hurricane storm surge or requiring fire resistant roofs in the urban-wildland interface may reduce the cost of bailing out victims of nature's wrath, but they only delay the inevitable adaptation required to live with it.
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Those initial prototypes included gloves that fit smaller hands; workwear that fastens and buttons in the proper direction for women; undergarments that protect sensitive body areas from flying debris; and properly sized eye and ear protection, respirators, footwear, backpacks and fire resistant clothing.
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He insisted it was much less dangerous than other forms of "asbestos," the generic commercial name used to describe different fibrous minerals that until the 20163s were used around the world in insulation, roof tiles, fire-resistant clothing and many other products.
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These include installing fire-resistant roofing, ember-proof exterior vents and guards to prevent wind-borne embers from igniting dry leaves and pine needles in rain gutters and creating "defensible space" by reducing combustible grasses, shrubs and small trees within 100 feet of homes.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada has set a 2018 target to ban asbestos and products containing the fire-resistant material, which is linked to cancer and other illnesses, the government said on Thursday in a move that brings the country in line with much of the developed world.
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She said homeowners living in areas at risk of wildfires now need to think about "defensible space," because when you look at the structures that burned versus the structures that remained, having landscaped properly to remove fuel for the fire and using building materials that are fire-resistant made a big difference.
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Which means forest fires are not due to environmental terrorist groups, as Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke suggested, nor are they due to logging companies cutting down fire-resistant trees, as some activists have claimed, nor are they due to landowners opposing prescribed burns (and it's definitely not "water foolishly being diverted into the Pacific Ocean").
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With seven times the number of homes burning in wildfires today compared with the 1970s, wildland firefighters with little more than the fire resistant clothes on their backs, the chain saws and axes in their hands and the fire shelters strapped to their waists increasingly are called up to somehow stand up to the flames.
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One strategy is grid hardening: replacing old transmission towers and power poles with new, stronger, more fire-resistant ones; replacing worn-out parts; updating power lines with synchrophasors and other tech that can help grid operators detect and limit faults more quickly; insulating lines; and using remote and drone sensing to identify far-off problems quickly.
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In the weeks and months that followed, the brigadistas spent long hours on the gritty trails, carrying old equipment and wearing fire-resistant clothing (much of it donated or accessed through local government programs) going without food for hours and sometimes without water, to prevent the fires from burning everything they knew and depended on for their livelihood.
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Communities at risk could require fire-resistant building materials like concrete, stone, glass, and brick; prohibit buildings on steep slopes, where fires move faster than on flat land; enforce a minimum distance between homes, since dense housing serves as better fuel for flames; require homeowners to plant only certain types of vegetation that doesn't easily dry out and catch fire.
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Here are the best home safes you can buy:Best home safe overall: AmazonBasics Security SafeBest lockbox style home safe: SentrySafe Fire Resistant ChestBest small wall home safe: Paragon Lock and Safe 7700 Flat Electronic Wall SafeBest small fireproof home safe: Steelwater Gun Safes 2-Hour Fireproof SafeBest covert home safe: JSSMST Book Safe with LockUpdated on 1/8/2020 by Jen Gushue: Updated picks, prices, links, and copy.
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