Fire fighting

Fire fighting

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

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working fire

Fire safety; Fire fighting

A fire that is in the process of being suppressed. Typically reserved for a structure fire or an outside fire with a considerable fire load that requires the Incident Command System be initiated, ...

ISO Rating

Fire safety; Fire fighting

(Insurance Services Office Public Protection Classification Rating) This is a rating published by the Insurance Services Office. Insurance companies, in many states, use this number to determine ...

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

The National Fire Protection Association is a publisher which provides a methodology of developing a number of standards and practices for firefighting, equipment, and fire protection in the United ...

rehabilitation sector

Fire safety; Fire fighting

An area for physical and mental recuperation at a fire scene, usually equipped with beverages, and chairs, isolated from environmental extremes (cold, heat, noise, smoke). This rest area enables ...

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Fire safety; Fire fighting

A federally mandated program for the standardizing of command terminology and procedures. This standardizes communications between fire departments and other agencies. It is based upon simple terms ...

personnel accountability report (PAR)

Fire safety; Fire fighting

End-result of personnel accountability system. Best report is all hands, AOK, worse is squad missing. You will often hear command ask for a "PAR" when something has changed on the fire ground. Often ...

fire watch

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Fixed or mobile patrols that watch for signs of fire or fire hazards so that any necessary alarm can be quickly raised or preventive steps taken. Commonly established at commercial or multi-occupancy ...