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Firefighting is a profession aimed at controlling and extinguishing fire. [ 1] A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter or fireman. [ 2] Firefighters typically undergo a high degree of technical training. [ 2][ 3] This involves structural firefighting and wildland firefighting. Specialized training includes aircraft ...
Alarm: (1) system for detecting and reporting unusual conditions, such as smoke, fire, flood, loss of air, HAZMAT release, etc.; (2) a specific assignment of multiple fire companies and/or units to a particular incident, usually of fire in nature; (3) centralized dispatch center for interpreting alarms and dispatching resources.
Founded in 1851, Valparaíso's Fire Department is the oldest of the country. Following it is the Valdivia Fire Department in 1853, Ancud Fire Department in 1856 and Santiago Fire Department established in 1863. Now every city has a fire department, each with its own officers and companies.
A fire set along the inner edge of a fireline to consume the fuel in the path of a wildfire and to change the direction or force of the fire’s convection column. A collapsible bucket used for lifting and moving water or fire retardant with a helicopter. Any obstruction to the spread of fire.
A still from police body camera footage of a shootout between a suspect and sheriff's deputies in Volusia County, Florida in 2019. A shootout, also called a firefight, gunfight, or gun battle, is an armed confrontation entailing firearms between armed parties using guns, always entailing intense disagreement(s) between the fighting parties.
Wildfire suppression is a range of firefighting tactics used to suppress wildfires. Firefighting efforts depend on many factors such as the available fuel, the local atmospheric conditions, the features of the terrain, and the size of the wildfire. Because of this wildfire suppression in wild land areas usually requires different techniques ...
A firefighter (or fire fighter) is a first responder trained in firefighting, primarily to control and extinguish fires that threaten life and property, as well as to rescue persons from confinement or dangerous situations. Male firefighters are sometimes referred to as firemen (and, less commonly, female firefighters as firewomen ). [ 1][ 2]
Firefight or fire fight most often refers to: Firefighting, the profession of controlling and extinguishing fires. Shootout or firefight, a combat between armed groups using firearms. Firefight or fire fight may also refer to: Firefight: Modern U.S. and Soviet Small Unit Tactics, a 1976 board game. Fire Fight, a 1996 video game.