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  2. Essentials of Fire Fighting - Wikipedia

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    It was decided that a single manual should be developed to assist firefighters in achieving certification, and thus the Essentials of Fire Fighting was born. Carroll Herring, director of the Louisiana Fireman Training Program (now known as the Louisiana State University Fire and Emergency Training Institute, is credited with recommending the ...

  3. Outline of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    A firefighter fights these fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Firefighting is a highly technical skill that requires professionals who have spent years training in both general firefighting techniques and specialized areas of expertise.

  4. Ten Standard Firefighting Orders - Wikipedia

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    The orders were developed from lessons learned in a number of major wildland fires that led to the deaths of trapped firefighters including the Shoshone National Forest Blackwater fire of 1937 and the Helena National Forest Mann Gulch Fire in 1949. The order can be a basis for evaluating the aftermath of a firefighting situation, although some ...

  5. Category:Firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Articles related to fire, firefighting and rescue functions commonly performed by firefighters. Subcategories. This category has the following 26 subcategories, out ...

  6. Firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Firefighters douse a burning building in Massueville, Canada. Firefighting is a profession aimed at controlling and extinguishing fire. [1] A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter or fireman. [2] Firefighters typically undergo a high degree of technical training. [2] [3] This involves structural firefighting and wildland ...

  7. Firefighters Went on a Routine Patrol—and Stumbled Upon a ...

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    During a routine patrol, firefighters found a 4,000-year-old stone face carving in Kazakhstan, revealing fascinating insights into ancient cultures and rituals.

  8. Firefighter - Wikipedia

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    A firefighter (or fire fighter) is a first responder trained in firefighting, primarily to control and extinguish fires that threaten life and property, as well as to rescue persons from confinement or dangerous situations. Male firefighters are sometimes referred to as firemen (and, less commonly, female firefighters as firewomen). [1] [2]

  9. 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.