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This is a list of fire departments in the world. A fire department or fire brigade also known as a fire and rescue service or fire service is a public or private organization that provides firefighting, rescue and emergency medical services for a certain jurisdiction, which is typically a municipality, county or fire protection district.
The silver grade award's ribbon suspension bar is adorned with opposing fire hose nozzles. Each grade above silver is denoted by an increasingly intricate ornamentation on the ribbon suspension bar. For the silver-gilt variant, this consists of crossed firemen's axes superimposed over part of a ladder below horizontal fire hose nozzles.
The red and blue ribbon is a symbol used for International Firefighters Day, the ribbon is 5 cm (2 inches) long and 1 cm (0.39 inches) wide, with the two separate colors conjoined at the top. The red of the ribbon represents fire while the blue represents water. The ribbon is traditionally worn on the lapel but is not limited to the lapel.
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Somerdale is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 5,566, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] an increase of 415 (+8.1%) from the 2010 census count of 5,151, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] which in turn reflected a decline of 41 (−0.8%) from the 5,192 counted in the 2000 census .
A former victims advocate who was fired after sending an email reply to San Francisco's district attorney asking, "What color panties you have on," is suing the county, alleging he was defamed and ...
The reverse shows a standing figure with a sword and shield, with an inscription of "For Distinguished Fire Service" around the medal's edge. The gallantry version has the words "For Gallantry" in the exergue. The name of the recipient is inscribed on the rim of the medal. The 1.38 inches (35 mm) wide ribbon is of red with three yellow stripes.