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fire safety
The totality of all measures that serve to prevent fires from starting and spreading and to make it possible to rescue people and animals.
Der Brandschutz hat in Schulen und Krankenhäusern höchste Priorität.
Fire safety has the highest priority in schools and hospitals.
'Brandschutz' (fire safety/fire protection) is a compound noun made up of 'der Brand' (fire) and 'der Schutz' (protection). The 's' in the middle is a linking element that connects the two words.
Guter Schutz vor einem Brand ist lebenswichtig.
Good protection against fire is vital.
Common adjectives in this context are 'vorbeugender Brandschutz' (preventive fire safety) and 'baulicher Brandschutz' (structural fire protection). Typical verbs are 'gewährleisten' (to guarantee/ensure), 'sicherstellen' (to ensure), and 'verbessern' (to improve).
Der Architekt muss den baulichen Brandschutz gewährleisten.
The architect must ensure structural fire protection.
'Brandschutz' (fire safety/fire protection) is a base word for many other technical terms. You will often encounter words like 'Brandschutztür' (fire door), 'Brandschutzübung' (fire drill), 'Brandschutzbeauftragter' (fire safety officer), or 'Brandschutzvorschriften' (fire safety regulations).
Morgen findet in unserer Firma eine Brandschutzübung statt.
A fire drill will take place at our company tomorrow.