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Fire fighting

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

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Fire fighting

solid stream

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Fire stream from round orifice of nozzle. Compare straight stream.

rollover

Fire safety; Fire fighting

The ignition of ceiling-level fire gases. Contrast Flashover, above.

exothermic reaction

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Chemical reaction giving off heat in the process, such as combustion.

combustion

Fire safety; Fire fighting

When materials smolder or burn.

scuttle hatch

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Ready-made opening in roof that can be opened for vertical ventilation.

explorer

Fire safety; Fire fighting

A young adult, between 14 and 21, who learns the basics of firefighting.

fire engineering

Fire safety; Fire fighting

Scientific design of materials, structures and processes for fire safety

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