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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
reflash, re-kindle
Fire safety; Fire fighting
A situation in which a fire, thought to be extinguished, resumes burning.
drop tank
Fire safety; Fire fighting
A portable tank used at fire scenes to store water from Tenders for Engines
ladder company
Fire safety; Fire fighting
A group of firefighters assigned to an apparatus that carries ladders, forcible entry tools, possibly extrication tools and salvage covers, and who are otherwise equipped to perform rescue, ...
BA set
Fire safety; Fire fighting
Breathing Apparatus Set consisting of a face-mask and compressed air cylinder
pre-arrival instructions
Fire safety; Fire fighting
Directions given by a dispatcher to a caller until emergency units can arrive.
rescue
Fire safety; Fire fighting
Physical removal of a live person or animal from danger to a place of comfort.
fit test
Fire safety; Fire fighting
Periodic test of how well the facepiece of an SCBA fits a particular firefighter.
