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Firefighting jargon includes a diverse lexicon of both common and idiosyncratic terms. One problem that exists in trying to create a list such as this is that much of the terminology used by a particular department is specifically defined in their particular standing operating procedures, such that two departments may have completely different terms for the same thing.
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Some of the training involves extrication (cutting through cars), live fire burns (building, car, propane tank, dumpster) and roof operations (learning how to stand on a pitch and use tools).
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He originally went to rookie school at Alabama Fire College in Tuscaloosa, only about 30 miles from Gordo, and he spent most of his firefighting career at the Saraland Fire Department.
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames.. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted. ...
The department currently has thirty-nine stations. On November 1, 1974, the Emergency Medical Services Division was added. Until that time, the fire department put out fires and ambulances were provided by funeral homes. All firefighters are now cross trained as EMT's, AEMT’s or Paramedics.