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  2. Niños Héroes - Wikipedia

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    The Niños Héroes (Boy Heroes, or Heroic Cadets) were six Mexican military cadets who were killed in the defence of Mexico City during the Battle of Chapultepec, one of the last major battles of the Mexican–American War, on 13 September 1847. The date of the battle is now celebrated in Mexico as a civic holiday to honor the cadets' sacrifice.

  3. List of firefighting films - Wikipedia

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    Juvenile Fire Department (1903) Ladder 49 (2004) Life of an American Fireman (1903) Lifeline (1997, Hong Kong) London's Burning (television film and series, 1986) Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935) The Morning Alarm (1896) A Morning Alarm (1896, Edison Films) On Fire (1987) On Fire (1996, Hong Kong) One True Love (2000, Lifetime Movie) [1] Only the ...

  4. Category:Films about firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Through the Fire (2018 film) Titane. The Tower (2012 South Korean film) The Towering Inferno. Trapped in a Forest Fire. Trespass (1992 film) Trial by Fire (2008 film) The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal. The Trump Prophecy.

  5. File:Aerial video of Firefighting.webm - Wikipedia

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    -The main hazard is the heat column, usually in the same path as the smoke, avoid this column. entering the column will do thermal damage to the drone, and also distort the view. In this video, you see I approach the heat column near the beginning. Also, note within the video the fire creates a vertical vortex of smoke and fire.

  6. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    Dr. James Bender, a former Army psychologist who spent a year in combat in Iraq with a cavalry brigade, saw many cases of moral injury among soldiers. Some, he said, “felt they didn’t perform the way they should. Bullets start flying and they duck and hide rather than returning fire – that happens a lot more than anyone cares to admit.”

  7. History of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Firefighter from Warsaw wearing equipment for breathing in smoke ca. 1870. The history of organized firefighting began in ancient Rome while under the rule of the first Roman Emperor Augustus. [1] Prior to that, Ctesibius, a Greek citizen of Alexandria, developed the first fire pump in the third century BC, which was later improved upon in a ...

  8. Firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Firefighting is a profession aimed at controlling and extinguishing fire. [1] A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter or fireman. [2] Firefighters typically undergo a high degree of technical training. [2][3] This involves structural firefighting and wildland firefighting. Specialized training includes aircraft ...

  9. Geography of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Founded in 1851, Valparaíso's Fire Department is the oldest of the country. Following it is the Valdivia Fire Department in 1853, Ancud Fire Department in 1856 and Santiago Fire Department established in 1863. Now every city has a fire department, each with its own officers and companies.