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The Louis Behrens, also known as Marine 101 is a fireboat commissioned by Charleston, South Carolina, in 2012. [1]The boat is named after Louis Behrens, who was Chief of Charleston's fire department from 1907 until his death of 1932. [2]
Country Fire Authority There are two types of response for the Country Fire Authority which cover the outer Melbourne Area. These are similar to those used by Ambulance Victoria, minus the use of Code 2. Code 1: A time critical event with response requiring lights and siren. This usually is a known and going fire or a rescue incident.
Louis Behrens was the Chief of the fire department of Charleston, South Carolina for 25 years. [1] He worked for the department for 58 years. [2] [3] [4] Behrens grew up in Charleston, and grew up to become a cabinet maker. [5] His uncle had been a firefighter and had died fighting fires when Union forces bombarded Charleston during the Civil War.
Fire Engineering, the Fire Department Instructor’s Conference, and then-publisher PennWell established the Courage and Valor Foundation after 9-11. The Foundation was created to ensure that we as Americans "Remember Forever" the fallen firefighters of September 11, and in their memory, recognize other firefighters who demonstrate that same ...
Life-net used in Ringtheater fire in Vienna December 8, 1881. On August 19, 1902, the New York City Fire Department conducted its first real-life rescue with the Browder life net. During rescue operations at a tenement fire that killed five people, a baby was dropped from a fourth-floor fire escape into a life net, and survived uninjured. [5]
A short piece of fire hose, usually 10 to 20 feet (6.1 m) long, of large diameter, greater than 2.5 inches (64 mm) and as large as 6 inches (150 mm), used to move water from a fire hydrant to the fire engine, when the fire apparatus is parked close to the hydrant. Solid stream A fire-fighting water stream emitted from a smooth-bore nozzle.
According to Smithsonian Magazine, the national publishing industry relies heavily on holiday-season sales, or Jólabókaflóð, the “Christmas Book Flood,” which originated during World War ...
The New York City Fire Department's (FDNY) Rescue Company No. 1 is the oldest special operations firefighters in modern firefighting history. On 8 March 1915, Rescue Company No. 1 was established. Rescue Company No. 1 began as a volunteer fire squad composed of volunteers from the ironworker, elevator man, and mason professions. During that ...