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  2. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Run card system: A system of pre-planning for fire protection in which information about specific detectors, hazards, or other emergency response plans is indexed by location, for rapid reference during an alarm. Running call: A call, 'Shout', received when an appliance or crew is away from the station.

  3. Exit sign - Wikipedia

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    The proposed new exit sign design features an "Accessible Means of Egress Icon", which includes an adaptation of the "running man" symbol with a new wheelchair symbol. The design is considered an enhanced version of the ISO 7010 and ISO 21542 accessible exit sign that shows the "running man" and International Symbol of Access at the end of the ...

  4. List of first response mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    Extinguish - Actively extinguish the fire through the use of various firefighting methods. Overhaul - Check for the hidden spread of fire (such as through hot embers) and eliminate any risk of reignition (through sources such as hot-spots). Ventilate - When appropriate, ventilate the structure to allow smoke to escape. Ventilation allows heat ...

  5. Fast-moving Line fire forces evacuations in San Bernardino ...

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    The fire leaped from 3,800 acres early Saturday in the city of Highland to 7,122 acres by the evening as it spread northeast into the San Bernardino Mountains toward Running Springs and Arrowbear ...

  6. 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.

  7. Fire escape - Wikipedia

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    As many fire escapes were built before the advent of electronic fire alarms, fire escapes in older buildings have often needed to be retrofitted with alarms for this purpose. An alternative form of rapid-exit fire escape developed in the early 1900s was a long canvas tube suspended below a large funnel outside the window of a tall building.

  8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1271 on Wednesday, December ...

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    OK, that's it for hints—I don't want to totally give it away before revealing the answer! Related: 16 Games Like Wordle To Give You Your Word Game Fix More Than Once Every 24 Hours

  9. I Found a New Method for Scrambling Eggs and It's the Only ...

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    The Perfect Scrambled Egg Method. I don't stray from my tried-and-true ratio, but have introduced two big changes: First, the splash of cream is replaced by a small splash of good olive oil.