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2. United States Air Force Fire Protection - Wikipedia

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   The Air Force opened its first firefighting school at Lowry Air Force Base, which moved to Greenville AFB, MS, and, in 1964 to Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois. In 1992, the school was moved finally to Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo, Texas and was named the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, where it still trains firefighters ...

3. Aircraft rescue and firefighting - Wikipedia

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   Airport firefighters have advanced training in the application of firefighting foams, dry chemical and clean agents used to extinguish burning aviation fuel in and around an aircraft in order to maintain a path for evacuating passengers to exit the fire hazard area. Further, should fire either be encountered in the cabin or extend there from an ...

4. List of comparative firefighting ranks - Wikipedia

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   Every firefighter can hold a high rank without having an official position. A firefighter can be promoted by years of service, training skills and qualifications. Official positions are partly elected or given by capabilities. These conditions allow that older ordinary firefighters have higher ranks than their leaders.

5. LAFD’s $300K-per-year diversity chief sparks fury for ... - AOL

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   Critics argue that LAFD had been too preoccupied with DEI vanity projects to properly staff and equip its firefighters — projects that Larson was paid $307K to manage in 2023, according to ...

6. Aerial firefighting - Wikipedia

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   A wide variety of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft are used for aerial firefighting. In 2003, it was reported that "The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management own, lease, or contract for nearly 1,000 aircraft each fire season, with annual expenditures in excess of US$250 million in recent years".

7. Inside the dramatic air attack that saved Brentwood and ... - AOL

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   Brett Willis, Los Angeles Fire Department's battalion chief over air operations, said there were at least three sizes of helicopters flying during the attack, including ones that can hold 480 ...

8. Aviation boatswain's mate - Wikipedia

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   Aviation boatswain's mates, handling (ABHs) play a major part in launching and recovering naval aircraft quickly and safely from land or ships. This includes aircraft handling, fire fighting and salvage and rescue operations. Later in their careers ABHs can earn the advanced AB rating that requires supervision of all these individual specialties.

9. Kim Kardashian wants higher pay rate for inmate firefighters ...

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   Kim Kardashian is calling on California's government to raise the pay rate for the state's incarcerated firefighters ... And when they come home can get six-figure jobs working for the fire ...