Fire fighting

Fire fighting

The organized efforts employing methodology, personnel, and apparatus to extinguish or to confine fire.

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deflagration

Fire safety; Fire fighting

An explosion with a propagation front traveling at subsonic speeds, as compared to supersonic detonation.

Venting actions by on-scene firefighters, used to gain control of a fire building's internal environment to the advantage of firefighting and rescue teams working within’. Such actions may include ...

firefighter assist and search team (FAST)

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Firefighters assigned to stand by for rescue of other firefighters inside a structure; an implementation to support the Two-in, two-out rule; may have specialized training, experience and tools. ...

call firefighter

Fire safety; Fire fighting

In the U.S., call firefighters respond as needed on a part-time basis to all types of emergencies. Call firefighters train with their local engine companies in their districts. Call firefighters are ...

Thorntons Rule (1917)

Fire safety; Fire fighting

This rule states that the amount of heat released during the consumption of a given quantity of oxygen is relatively constant for most combustibles. In other words, each kilogram of oxygen used in ...

alarm box

Fire safety; Fire fighting

A mailslot or other file system containing a notecard with a planned response to an incident type. For example, a reported structure fire on Some Road would be tagged with Box 6; the notecard in Box ...

incident management team (IMT)

Fire safety; Fire fighting

In the United States, there are predominantly five types of incident management teams (IMTs). An incident such as a wildland fire is initially managed by local fire departments or fire agencies, but ...