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  2. List of firefighting mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    RACE (General first response to a fire.). Rescue - move people who are in immediate danger.. Alarm - raise the alarm and alert persons to the presence of fire.. Confine - shut doors and reduce airflow and fuel sources to the fire, to reduce its spread.

  3. List of first response mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    RACE (The priority of initial actions to take against a fire.) [7] [8] Rescue - Rescue anyone in immediate danger from the fire if it does not endanger the responders' own safety. Alert or Alarm - Raise the alarm by triggering a fire alarm. Alert nearby persons to gain assistance in fighting the fire or alerting other people.

  4. Safety in NASCAR - Wikipedia

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    The driver also wears fire retardant shoes and gloves. During long races, the heat of the engine might warm the feet to uncomfortable levels, so most drivers wear a heat shield on the bottom of their shoes. The helmets have many features for both safety and increasing the effectiveness of drivers in the NASCAR circuit. The helmet:

  5. Death toll rises to 24 as LA crews race to contain historic ...

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    The tally includes 12 people in the Eaton fire and four in the Palisades fire, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said in Sunday’s press briefing. No children have been reported missing, so far.

  6. Crews race to keep deadly Los Angeles blazes contained: Live ...

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    ∎ The Palisades and Eaton fires — along with several, smaller blazes — have burned nearly 40,000 acres in Los Angeles County, according to Cal Fire. The Palisades Fire is 21% contained while ...

  7. Racing suit - Wikipedia

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    A racing suit or racing overalls, often referred to as a fire suit due to its fire retardant properties, is clothing such as overalls worn in various forms of auto racing by racing drivers, crew members who work on the vehicles during races, track safety workers or marshals, and in some series commentators at the event.

  8. Los Angeles races to contain wildfires before severe winds return

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    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday, taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous ...

  9. Fire safety - Wikipedia

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    Fire safety equipment at a construction site in China Property loss caused by arson. Fire safety is the set of practices intended to reduce destruction caused by fire.Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the spread and impact of a fire.