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  2. Fireman's pole - Wikipedia

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    A fireman's pole (also called a firefighter's pole, sliding pole or a fire pole) is a pole that firefighters slide down to quickly reach the ground floor of a fire station. This allows them to respond to an emergency call faster, as they arrive at the fire engine faster than by using a standard staircase.

  3. U.S. Defense Department firefighters - Wikipedia

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    Each U.S. Defense Department firefighter has his or her own uniform, usually a dark blue suit with a badge and a shoulder patch indicating his or her status. [ vague ] They wear dark blue pants per United States Army regulation, but shirts can be dark blue, light blue, or white depending on the person's rank.

  4. Emergency service response codes - Wikipedia

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    The New South Wales Rural Fire Service and the New South Wales State Emergency Service use two levels of response, depending on what the call-out is and what has been directed of the crew attending the incident by orders of the duty officer: Proceed: To drive to an incident, without displaying lights and/or sirens and to obey all road rules.

  5. United States Air Force Fire Protection - Wikipedia

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    In 1992, the school was moved finally to Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo, Texas and was named the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, where it still trains firefighters from every branch of the Armed Forces. [9] In the early days of the Air Force fire service, the Fire Chief was a civilian position only.

  6. Pike pole - Wikipedia

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    The pole's original use in the fire service was to pull down walls and neighboring buildings to stop a fire's spread. Modern firefighting pike poles are usually of fiberglass, between 4 feet to 12 feet long, and used to search for fires hidden behind walls and ceilings, to pull items from intense heat and flames, and to ventilate structures by ...

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  8. Fire station - Wikipedia

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    Fire stations frequently contain working and living space for the firefighters and support staff. In large U.S. cities, fire stations are often named for the primary fire companies and apparatus housed there, such as "Ladder 49". Other fire stations are named based on the settlement, neighborhood or street where they are located, or given a number.

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