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2. Firefighting foam - Wikipedia

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   May need to move the hose line or use multiple lines to cover the material. If multiple lines are used, be aware of other firefighters in the area. Bankshot (bankdown) method - Firefighter uses an object to deflect the foam stream so it flows down the burning surface. Application should be as gentle as possible. Direct the foam at a vertical ...

3. 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 ...

4. Candidate Physical Ability Test - Wikipedia

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   The Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) is the standard assessment for measuring an individual's ability to handle the physical demands of being a firefighter. [1] The CPAT is a timed test that measures whether candidates are physically able to do eight separate tasks, designed to mirror essential job functions that firefighters would be expected to perform at fire scenes.

5. PASS device - Wikipedia

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   A PASS device (personal alert safety system), also known as a distress signal unit (DSU) or ADSU (automatic distress signal unit), is a personal safety device used primarily by firefighters entering a hazardous or "immediately dangerous to life and health" environment such as a burning building.

6. Firefighter killed, 2 others seriously injured battling New ...

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   A firefighter is dead and two others suffered serious injuries fighting a massive blaze in southern New York on Wednesday night. The fire broke in the city of Binghamton in Broom County just north ...

7. 'Everything went wrong': Firefighters haunted by LA fires ...

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   Firefighter rigs will light up and candles will be lit to remember firefighters and those in emergency medical services and dispatches services who took their own lives – and for the families ...

8. Firefighting - Wikipedia

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   Firefighters douse a burning building in Massueville, Canada. 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 ...

9. Grammys viewers love the firefighter who presented Beyoncé ...

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   The firefighters were honored at the Grammys their work to contain the wildfires that devastated the city earlier this month, and were greeted with a standing ovation and applause on the red carpet.