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  2. 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. Specialized training includes aircraft ...

  3. File:Aerial video of Firefighting.webm - Wikipedia

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    -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.

  4. Outline of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Geography of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    The Andorran Fire Brigade, with headquarters at Santa Coloma, operates from four modern fire stations, and has a staff of around 120 firefighters.The service is equipped with 24 fire service vehicles: 16 heavy appliances (fire tenders, turntable ladders, and specialist four-wheel drive vehicles), four light support vehicles (cars and vans), and four ambulances. [1]

  6. List of firefighting films - Wikipedia

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    New York's Bravest - A Firefighting Odyssey (2005) Only the Brave (2017) The Price of Fire (1960), National Film Board of Canada, educational documentary; Pyromania (TV Mania, S01E03) [12] Q.E.D. The Burning Question: A Case of Spontaneous Human Combustion (BBC TV 1998) Ricky's Rib Shack, a Firefighter's Journey (2008) [13] Toxic Hot Seat (HBO ...

  7. Firefighter - Wikipedia

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    A firefighter (or fire fighter) 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). [1][2]

  8. Category:Films about firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Through the Fire (2018 film) Titane. The Tower (2012 South Korean film) The Towering Inferno. Trapped in a Forest Fire. Trespass (1992 film) Trial by Fire (2008 film) The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal. The Trump Prophecy.

  9. History of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Firefighter from Warsaw wearing equipment for breathing in smoke ca. 1870. The history of organized firefighting began in ancient Rome while under the rule of the first Roman Emperor Augustus. [1] Prior to that, Ctesibius, a Greek citizen of Alexandria, developed the first fire pump in the third century BC, which was later improved upon in a ...