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  2. Firefighting apparatus - Wikipedia

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    For example, the Chicago Fire Department has a long-standing tradition of painting their apparatus black over red, a practice that has caught on far beyond Illinois. [9] Neighboring departments will also often use different colors to distinguish their apparatus. For example, the Santa Barbara Fire Department uses the traditional fire engine red ...

  3. Paris Fire Brigade - Wikipedia

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    Iveco fire apparatus in Paris. The Second Fire Group of the Paris Fire Brigade covers Southeast Paris and Val-de-Marne and is based in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It consists of the following companies: 1st at Chaligny; 2nd at Massena; 8th at Rousseau; 11th at Sévigné; 15th at Champigny; 17th at Créteil; 22nd at Rungis; 23rd at Saint-Maur

  4. List of fire departments - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Paris, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Paris was established in 1826 on land donated by Samuel Vance to be the county seat, and was incorporated as a village in 1849. The town most likely received its name from the word "Paris" carved into a jack-oak tree in the middle of what became the town.

  6. List of fire departments in the United States - Wikipedia

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    9 Illinois. 10 Indiana. 11 Kansas. ... Phoenix Fire Department; ... District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department#Stations_and_apparatus; Puerto ...

  7. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Crown Firecoach - Wikipedia

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    Crown Coach also built custom-designed fire vehicles from Supercoach and Firecoach chassis: 1957: 4 fire engines for Kuwait produced with stainless steel water tanks (to use ocean water in pumping). [1] 1958: 28-foot crew bus for Los Angeles County Fire Department; 1960: Bulldozer transport using Firecoach tractor for Los Angeles City Fire ...

  9. Category:Fire departments in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Fire departments in Illinois" ... St. Louis Fire Department This page was last edited on 29 May 2024, at 12:41 (UTC). Text ...