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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 ...
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Running time. 50-58 min. Original release. Network. Netflix. Release. September 8, 2017. (2017-09-08) Fire Chasers is a 2017 English-language original Netflix documentary series produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Julian T Pinder, showing the dangers of firefighting by exploring the 2016 California fire season. [1][2][3]
-The main hazard is the heat column, usually in the same path as the smoke, avoid this column. entering the column will do thermal damage to the drone, and also distort the view. In this video, you see I approach the heat column near the beginning. Also, note within the video the fire creates a vertical vortex of smoke and fire.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Firefighting in the United States. A category for entries on topics related to firefighting in the United States, including national and regional agencies and organizations, as well as organizational procedures, communication processes, technical concepts, and technological resources and tools.
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.
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 ...
The first volunteer fire department in Argentina was Bomberos Voluntarios de La Boca (La Boca Volunteer Firemen) founded on June 2, 1884, by Italian immigrant Tomas Liberti in the neighborhood of La Boca, Buenos Aires. June 2 is the Day of Volunteer Firefighters. The Argentina Federation of Volunteer Firefighters was founded in 1954.