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A life net on display at the Napa Firefighters Museum in Napa, California. Vancouver fireman jumping into life net (1910) A life net, also known as a Browder Life Safety Net or jumping sheet, [1] is a type of rescue equipment formerly used by firefighters. When used in the proper conditions, it allowed people on upper floors of burning ...
A fireman's pole (also called a firefighter's pole, sliding pole or a fire pole) is a pole that firefighters slide down to quickly reach the ground floor of a fire station. This allows them to respond to an emergency call faster, as they arrive at the fire engine faster than by using a standard staircase.
Ventilation of an area by the use of a fan to push clean air into that space and controlled use of openings for the escape of smoke and gasses. Post indicator valve (PIV) A type of valve used for underground piping, having a lockable actuator atop a post with a window indicating "open" or "shut" status of the valve.
Firefighters training at a U.S. Air Force base in fire proximity suits Detail of fire proximity suit. A fire proximity suit (also, silvers, silver bunker suit, or asbestos suit) is a suit designed to protect a firefighter or volcanologist from extremely high temperatures. They were first designed and used in the 1930s.
It's also donating $1 million to groups that aid firefighters and first responders and offering support to employees affected by the fires through Target's Team Member Giving Fund.
Emergency responders along an icy Interstate 94 in Comstock Township, Michigan, ran for their lives Thursday morning when a box truck driver lost control, skidded along the slippery highway and ...
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 ...
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