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An Iranian soldier performing a fireman's carry to rescue a wounded comrade while using his pistol in a military exercise. A fireman's carry or fireman's lift (also firefighter's-) is a technique allowing one person to carry another person without assistance, by placing the carried person across the shoulders of the carrier. [1]
Though the civilian fire service is steeped in tradition, the military fire service stymies the amount of distinguishing traditions that their fire companies may establish. Helmet colors depicting rank is a tradition in the fire service among both civilian and military. White - Chief; Red - Crew Chief/Captain; Black/Yellow - Firefighter
Military survival training has greater focus on specialized military survival equipment, survival kits, signaling, rescue techniques, and recovery methods. Military personnel are almost always better prepared for survival situations because of obvious inherent risk in their activities (and their training and equipment).
A smokejumper is a specially-trained wildland firefighter who provides an initial attack response on remote wildfires. They are inserted at the site of the fire by parachute. This allows firefighters to access remote fires in their early stages without needing to hike long distances carrying equipment and supplies. [1]
The largest aerial firefighter ever used is a Boeing 747 aerial firefighter, known as the Global Supertanker, that can carry 19,600 US gallons (74,200 L) fed by a pressurized drop system. The Supertanker was deployed operationally for the first time in 2009, fighting a fire in Spain. [ 12 ]
The ban on women serving in ground combat units was lifted in 2013 and, in 2016, all US military combat positions were opened to them, allowing women to fill about 220,000 jobs that were ...
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This is an army technique, so everything starts on your left foot,” the Polynesian runner began. “You know how in the army they do ‘left, left, left, right, left,’ well, it’s a way of ...