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Fire fighting
The organized efforts employing methodology, personnel, and apparatus to extinguish or to confine fire.
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shoulder load
Fire safety; Fire fighting
The amount of hose a single firefighter can pull off a hose wagon or pumper truck and carry toward the fire.
wholetime firefighter
Fire safety; Fire fighting
A firefighter employed full-time by one of the 63 brigades in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
jumping-sheet
Fire safety; Fire fighting
The sheet held by a group of firefighters onto which people caught in a burning building can jump. (Obsolete)
pumper company
Fire safety; Fire fighting
Squad or company that mans a fire engine (pumper) and carries out duties involving getting water to the fire.
dispatch
Fire safety; Fire fighting
Refers to person or place designated for handling a call for help by alerting the specific resources necessary.
International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA)
Fire safety; Fire fighting
International Fire Service Training Association is an association of fire service personnel who are dedicated to upgrading fire fighting techniques and safety through training. The mission of IFSTA ...
live line
Fire safety; Fire fighting
A fire hose under pressure from a pump. Also, an energized electrical line that may cause a hazard to firefighters.
