Fire safety

Fire safety

Fire prevention, protection and firefighting.

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denver prop

Fire safety; Fire fighting

A training prop designed after the actual dimensions of the confined area that claimed 16-year veteran fire fighter Mark Langvardt's life in 1992. Specifically, it is a 'hallway' ...

mutual aid

Fire safety; Fire fighting

An agreement between nearby fire companies to assist each other during emergencies by responding with available manpower and apparatus. If these resources can be requested or ...

offensive attack

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Method of firefighting in which water or other extinguishing agent is taken by firefighters, directly to the seat of the fire, as opposed to being pumped in that general direction ...

staging

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Sector of incident command where responding resources arrive for assignment to another sector. Often an essential element for incident personnel accountability program. May ...

hot zone

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Contaminated area of HAZMAT incident that must be isolated; requires suitable protective equipment to enter and decontamination upon exit; minimum hot zone distance from unknown ...

platoon

Fire safety; Fire fighting

A subdivision of a fire company, led by a fire officer of either the rank of captain or lieutenant, such that one of several platoons is assigned to duty for a specified period. ...

authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Organization or agency with legal authority over a given type of incident (e.g., fire, EMS, SAR, arson, HAZMAT); may change or overlap as incident changes, as where fire becomes ...