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Confine - Confine the fire to the affected parts of the structure. This is the second part of preventing the spread of the fire and typically involves offensive attacks and activation of any passive fire protection systems. Extinguish - Actively extinguish the fire through the use of various firefighting methods.
Counter-battery fire; Coup de grâce: a death blow intended to end the suffering of a wounded soldier; also applied to severely damaged ships (called scuttling when applied to friendly ships). Coup de main: a swift pre-emptive strike. Debellatio: to end a war by complete destruction of a hostile state. More severe than sacking.
Sub-officer (usually addressed as "Sub") is a rank in the London Fire Brigade and Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service. It was formerly all the British fire services, between leading firefighter and station officer. A sub-officer was usually in charge of a small one-pump fire station or a watch in a larger station. In some brigades they may be in ...
Company officer : A fire officer, typically a lieutenant or captain, who leads a team of two or more firefighters in a tactical company. Compartment fire: An "Isolated" fire, or a fire which is "boxed in" or "closed off" from the rest of the structure. An example of this is a fire in a room where all the windows and doors are closed preventing ...
The Civil Defence Service included the ARP Wardens Service as well as firemen (initially the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) and latterly the National Fire Service (NFS)), fire watchers (later the Fire Guard), rescue, first aid post and stretcher parties. Over 1.9 million people served within the CD and nearly 2,400 lost their lives to enemy action.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris inspired some ridicule online after she offered a "word salad"-esque statement about the nature of "community" as she spoke to firefighters in California.
Assistant divisional officer (ADO) was a rank used by fire brigades in the United Kingdom. The rank was replaced in most fire and rescue services with the role of station manager or station commander, depending on the service.