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2. Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association - Wikipedia

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   Founded in 1930, the Fire Equipment Manufacturers' Association is an international, non-profit trade association dedicated to manufacturing commercial fire protection equipment to serve as the first line of defense against fire in its early stages. The association centers its efforts around the premise that safety to life is best achieved ...

3. List of New Jersey Forest Fire Service fire towers - Wikipedia

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   The oldest erected by the Forest Fire Service that is in continuing operation is Culvers Station (then called the Normanook Fire Tower), first used in 1908, along the ridge of Kittatinny Mountain near Culver's Lake and the Culver's Gap. [a] Many of the state's fire towers were built during the Great Depression by the Civilian Conservation Corps ...

4. Wildfire suppression equipment and personnel - Wikipedia

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   Smokejumpers for example require more protective equipment because of their method of delivery into the fire. Ordinarily, all firefighters regardless of assignment, require durable fire recommended eight inch (203 mm) minimum boots , gloves , Nomex pants and shirt (typically green pants and a yellow shirt), a hard hat (sometimes full brim ...

5. Osborne Fire Finder - Wikipedia

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   William B. Osborne profile Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, USFS History section, Forest History Society website; Mooers Jr., Robert L., Finding Your Way In The Outdoors, Outdoor Life Press (1972), ISBN 0-943822-41-6

6. Firefighting apparatus - Wikipedia

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   This fire engine, used by the Toronto Fire Services, is an example of firefighting apparatus. A firefighting apparatus (North American English) [1] or firefighting appliance (UK English) [2] describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations.

7. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   A short piece of fire hose, usually 10 to 20 feet (6.1 m) long, of large diameter, greater than 2.5 inches (64 mm) and as large as 6 inches (150 mm), used to move water from a fire hydrant to the fire engine, when the fire apparatus is parked close to the hydrant. Solid stream A fire-fighting water stream emitted from a smooth-bore nozzle.