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Cellar nozzle. The Bresnan nozzle is a distributing type nozzle that is inserted through an opening in the floor and into the space below, typically a basement or cellar. The nozzle directs a broken stream horizontally, either extinguishing or controlling the fire enough to allow a direct attack to be safely made.
Over the weekend, New Jersey Forest Fire Service crews battled a blaze that threatened homes, and photos show just how close the flames got to destroying a family home.
A fog nozzle. A fog nozzle is a firefighting hose spray nozzle that breaks its stream into small droplets.By doing so, its stream achieves a greater surface area, and thus a greater rate of heat absorption, which, when compared to that of a smoothbore nozzle, speeds its transformation into the steam that smothers the fire by displacing its oxygen.
A formal fire photographer certification process is being drafted by the International Organization of Fire Photography. [7] The intent of this certification is to attest that an individual has sufficient training, skills and knowledge in relevant areas (health & safety, firefighting operations, etc.) to operate within a safe perimeter of an emergency incident scene.
Mar. 16—More than 200 career and volunteer firefighters from nearly 100 fire agencies throughout Oregon attended the 19th annual Winter Fire School at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem ...
The International Association of Firefighters was the first union to back Joe Biden in 2020 but so far has remained on the 2024 sidelines. Biden prides himself on being pro-labor.
Firefighter tools (14 P) W. Wildfire suppression equipment (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Firefighting equipment" ... Fog nozzle; G. Gaseous fire suppression; GAZ ...
A Sedgwick County Firefighter hugs another firefighter moments before the procession for Wichita firefighter Ty Voth at Maple and 119th St. W. Voth, 27, collapsed suddenly and died while working ...