Possible Clues:

• As top of the line operating system it was trouble around the house
• When the elite ordinary seaman's on the serpentine
• Animal wisest to duck inside for fire protection
• Like a footballer once at large, I'm fireproof
• It will contain a fire
• Drunks returning to base unsteadily with banned material
• As there's nothing better, so it's up to not getting fired
• Former fireproofing for buildings
• Like to get no better, so can't get fired
• A call for help to bury worst insulating material