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UTILITY FIRE [6 records]

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Record 1 2016-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Engineering (Military)
DEF

A function of military engineering that consists of the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure, the maintenance and management of real property and immovables, the operation of utility plants, and the provision of fire and crash protection and related services.

OBS

construction engineering; CE: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces; term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie construction (Militaire)
DEF

Fonction du génie militaire qui regroupe la conception, la construction et la maintenance des infrastructures, l'entretien et la gestion des immeubles et biens réels, l'exploitation des installations de services publics, la prestation de services de protection contre les incendies et les écrasements et les services connexes.

OBS

génie construction; GC : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes; terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Administration
  • Civil Architecture
  • Emergency Management
DEF

Hard infrastructure that is publicly owned and managed by an urban community and thatsupports the daily activities of the local community and its economic sector.

CONT

Municipal infrastructure comprises the local community's public lands and buildings as well as the facilities used by police, fire and ambulance services. It also includes networks and facilities that provide utility services in the following four sectors : transportation and transit systems, water supply and wastewater systems, energy, and telecommunications and information.

OBS

municipal infrastructure; MI: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration municipale
  • Architecture civile
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

infrastructures municipales : Infrastructures matérielles d'une collectivité urbaine dont celle-ci doit assurer la gestion et dont dépend la conduite des activités quotidiennes de la collectivité locale et de son secteur économique.

OBS

Les infrastructures municipales comprennent les terres et les bâtiments publics de la collectivité locale. Elles comportent également les installations dédiées aux services de police, de pompiers et d'ambulance de même que les réseaux et les installations des quatre secteurs de services suivants : le transport et le service de transport en commun, l'approvisionnement en eau et le traitement des eaux usées, l'énergie ainsi que les télécommunications et l'information.

OBS

infrastructure municipale : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

infrastructure municipale; IM : Le terme au pluriel (infrastructures municipales), l'abréviation et la définition au pluriel ont été normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Key term(s)
  • infrastructures municipales

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
  • Building Elements
CONT

Utility shafts. Utility chases for piping and wiring are very common in multistory buildings. Because the utilities must serve each floor, it is more convenient and economical to run them in a common location. These vertical shafts run from the basement up through the building to provide water, sanitary, electricity, and telephone services on each floor. These utility shafts have contributed to the spread of fire and smoke with the resulting loss of life and property.

CONT

Shaft walls systems are used around elevator shafts, stairways, smoke towers, and other such service shafts.

OBS

Utility: A service such as water, gas, electricity, telephone, sewage disposal, etc., which is available to all.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
  • Éléments du bâtiment
DEF

[Dans un bâtiment,] passage [vertical] réservé aux canalisations d'eau, de gaz, d'électricité et de téléphone.

DEF

Galerie coffrée d'allure verticale (parfois horizontale), trop exiguë pour que l'on puisse y pénétrer, mais visitable (par des trappes de visite), dans laquelle sont regroupés et masqués à la vue des organes de distribution et d'évacuation des fluides, canalisations et colonnes d'alimentation d'eau et de gaz, chutes, conducteurs électriques, câbles de télécommunication et d'antennes, etc.

OBS

L'alvéole technique désigne parfois la gaine technique, notamment pour les installations du gaz.

OBS

alvéole : Il est à noter que la forme au masculin est vieillie.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
DEF

An unfriendly type of fire such as one caused by electricity or gas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Construction Engineering (Military)
OBS

Construction Engineering is one function of Military Engineering. The CE organization is established to design, construct and maintain works and buildings, maintain and manage real property, operate utility plants, and provide fire and crash protection, together with other related services, in support of the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Génie construction (Militaire)
OBS

Les services de Génie construction constituent une des fonctions du Génie militaire. Le GC est l'organisation établie pour concevoir, construire, et entretenir ouvrages et bâtiments, entretenir et gérer les biens immeubles, faire fonctionner les installations, assurer la protection contre les incendies et les accidents ainsi que fournir d'autres services connexes de soutien aux Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
DEF

Fire limited to the place designed for it and which is utilized and watched (fire in a stove, fires for trade and industrial purposes, etc.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
DEF

Feu confiné dans un foyer pour un but déterminé, surveillé et employé à des fins utilitaires. (Feu de four, feu industriel, etc.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Calefacción
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