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  2. Resource Ordering Status System - Wikipedia

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    The system, called National Interagency Resource Ordering and Status System or Resource Ordering and Status System, (or simply ROSS ), improves efficiency of borrowing and sending home of fire equipment in a large, campaign-type fire. It coordinates equipment movements across bureaucratic lines, making state and federal resources look more like ...

  3. Forward observers in the U.S. military - Wikipedia

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    Observes shell bursts and adjusts fire by forward observation or computation methods; consults with commanders of supported unit in determination of appropriate artillery targets, normal barrage, and zones of defense; trains personnel in procedures of artillery operation; organizes observation posts; sets up and maintains communication systems."

  4. PASS device - Wikipedia

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    A PASS device (personal alert safety system), also known as a distress signal unit (DSU) or ADSU (automatic distress signal unit), is a personal safety device used primarily by firefighters entering a hazardous or "immediately dangerous to life and health" (IDLH) environment such as a burning building. The PASS device sounds a loud (95 decibel ...

  5. National Fire Protection Association - Wikipedia

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    The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a U.S.-based international nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property, and economic loss due to fire, electrical, and related hazards. [2][3] As of 2023, the NFPA claims to have 50,000 members and 9,000 volunteers working with the organization through its 250 ...

  6. Glossary of wildfire terms - Wikipedia

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    A system used in the United States to provide a measure of the relative seriousness of burning conditions and threat of fire. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) The U.S. national fire and safety standards organization, responsible for issuing various wildfire-oriented standards related to clothing, tactics, equipment, etc. National ...

  7. National Interagency Fire Center - Wikipedia

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    The National Interagency Fire Center(NIFC) in Boise, Idaho is the American physical facility which is the home to the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC), and the National Multi-Agency Coordination group (NMAC or MAC). The center works closely with, and is an arm of, the National Fire and Aviation Executive Board (NFAEB), which ...

  8. America Burning - Wikipedia

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    For the Shinedown song, see Planet Zero. America Burning: The Report of The National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control is a 1973 report written by the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control to evaluate fire loss in the United States and to make recommendation to reduce loss and increase safety of citizens and firefighting ...

  9. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    Also known as a PASS device (personal alert safety system) or PDA (personal distress alarm). Aerial fire apparatus Fire truck, meeting National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1901, Motor Fire Apparatus, Chapter 6 and Chapter 18, having a multi-section extending ladder, raised using power shifted from the truck's propulsion engine.