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2. Firefighting - Wikipedia

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   Firefighting is a profession aimed at controlling and extinguishing fire. [1] A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter or fireman. [2] Firefighters typically undergo a high degree of technical training. [2][3] This involves structural firefighting and wildland firefighting. Specialized training includes aircraft ...

3. List of firefighting films - Wikipedia

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   Juvenile Fire Department (1903) Ladder 49 (2004) Life of an American Fireman (1903) Lifeline (1997, Hong Kong) London's Burning (television film and series, 1986) Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935) The Morning Alarm (1896) A Morning Alarm (1896, Edison Films) On Fire (1987) On Fire (1996, Hong Kong) One True Love (2000, Lifetime Movie) [1] Only the ...

4. History of firefighting - Wikipedia

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   Firefighter from Warsaw wearing equipment for breathing in smoke ca. 1870. The history of organized firefighting began in ancient Rome while under the rule of the first Roman Emperor Augustus. [1] Prior to that, Ctesibius, a Greek citizen of Alexandria, developed the first fire pump in the third century BC, which was later improved upon in a ...

5. Category:Firefighting by country - Wikipedia

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   Firefighting in South Africa ‎ (1 C, 1 P) Fire and rescue in South Korea ‎ (1 C, 3 P) Fire and rescue in Sri Lanka ‎ (1 P)

6. Firefighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A fire fighter's turnout gear staged in front of a fire engine. As of 2014, there were 1,134,400 firefighters in the United States (not including firefighters who work for the state or federal governments or in private fire departments). Of these, 346,150 (31%) are career and 788,250 (69%) are volunteer.

7. Category:Films about firefighting - Wikipedia

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   Through the Fire (2018 film) Titane. The Tower (2012 South Korean film) The Towering Inferno. Trapped in a Forest Fire. Trespass (1992 film) Trial by Fire (2008 film) The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal. The Trump Prophecy.

8. Outline of firefighting - Wikipedia

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   Outline of firefighting. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to firefighting: Firefighting – act of extinguishing fires. A firefighter fights these fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Firefighting is a highly technical skill that requires professionals who have spent years ...

9. Smokejumper - Wikipedia

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   Smokejumper. Fully outfitted smokejumpers boarding a Short C-23 Sherpa aircraft in Missoula, Montana, en route to a fire in the Idaho panhandle, July 1994. Smokejumpers are specially trained wildland firefighters who provide an initial attack response on remote wildfires. They are inserted at the site of the fire by parachute.