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  2. History of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    The first known female firefighter, Molly Williams, took her place with the men on the dragropes during the blizzard of 1818 and pulled the pumper to the fire through the deep snow. Fighting a fire in New York City, 1869 illustration. On 1 April 1853, Cincinnati, Ohio featured the first career fire department made up of 100% full-time employees.

  3. Essentials of Fire Fighting - Wikipedia

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    It was apparent that it would be impractical for firefighters to have to buy at least 10 manuals to meet the firefighter certification requirements. It was decided that a single manual should be developed to assist firefighters in achieving certification, and thus the Essentials of Fire Fighting was born.

  4. Firefighter - Wikipedia

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    A firefighter (or fire fighter or fireman) is a first responder trained in firefighting, primarily to control and extinguish fires that threaten life and property, as well as to rescue persons from confinement or dangerous situations. Male firefighters are sometimes referred to as firemen (and, less commonly, female firefighters as firewomen ...

  5. Firefighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2011, there were about 1.1 million firefighters in the country. 31% were paid, and the remainder volunteered. The nation has seen an increase in paid positions; an 8.6% decrease in volunteers from 2008 to 2011. [21] As of 2018, this decline continued, with 33% or 370,000 being career firefighters and 67% or 745,000 being volunteers. [2]

  6. History of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency ...

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    The history of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, which grew gradually as volunteer companies formed between 1770 and 1860, then more rapidly with the addition of paid members starting in 1864 and the transition to a fully paid department in 1871, has been marked in recent years by various controversies and scandals.

  7. 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.

  8. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Wholetime firefighter: (U.K. and Ireland) A firefighter who is employed full-time. Working fire: 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, additional support and suppression assets dispatched ...

  9. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Quizlet is a multi-national American company that provides tools for studying and learning. [1] Quizlet was founded in October 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, who at the time was a 15-year old student, [ 2 ] and released to the public in January 2007. [ 3 ]