enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Life net - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_net

    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 ...

  3. Fireman's pole - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireman's_pole

    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.

  4. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_firefighting...

    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.

  5. Fire proximity suit - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_proximity_suit

    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.

  6. How Starbucks, Disney, and other companies are reacting to ...

    www.aol.com/starbucks-disney-other-companies...

    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.

  7. WATCH: Firefighters run for their lives as out-of-control ...

    www.aol.com/weather/watch-firefighters-run-lives...

    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 ...

  8. Firefighting - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighting

    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 ...

  9. Driving in the snow? What to do if you're stuck in your car ...

    www.aol.com/driving-snow-youre-stuck-car...

    This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How to drive in the snow: 8 tips for safe winter travel. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment. Entertainment.