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  2. Hazard symbol - Wikipedia

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    The figure running away from the scene is meant to suggest taking action to avoid the labeled material. The new symbol is not intended to be generally visible, but rather to appear on internal components of devices that house radiation sources so that if anybody attempts to disassemble such devices they will see an explicit warning not to ...

  3. 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.

  4. California wildfires: How and why did fire hydrants run dry ...

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    Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the past, and it seems L.A. will need to go back to the drawing board if ...

  5. Barricade tape - Wikipedia

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    It acts as a minor impediment to prevent accidental entrance to that area or situation and as a result enhances general safety. Barricade tape is also known as construction tape or barrier tape, or in reference to the safety hazard involved as caution tape, warning tape, danger tape or hazard tape. When used by police, the tape is named police ...

  6. Why did fire hydrants run dry amid Los Angeles fires? It's a ...

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    Why did dozens of fire hydrants go dry as firefighters rushed to combat flames from spreading in the Los Angeles area? National investigative correspondent Patrick Terpstra explains.

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

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    Fire crews from Orange County use chainsaws to help remove a burned tree branch that fell across Highway 330 during the Line fire on Sept. 8, 2024 in Highland, Calif. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles ...

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  9. 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.