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  2. Template:NFPA 704 diamond - Wikipedia

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    This template produces a NFPA 704 safety square with optionally four hazard codes. It is designed to be used in a table. It is designed to be used in a table. Primary use is through {{ Chembox }} , the {{ NFPA 704 }} box and {{ OrganicBox complete }} (chemical data pages).

  3. Mont Blanc Tunnel fire - Wikipedia

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    The fire burned for fifty-three hours and was estimated to have reached a temperature of 1,000 °C (1,830 °F), mainly because of the margarine load in the trailer, equivalent to a 23,000-litre (5,100 imp gal; 6,100 US gal) oil tanker. The fire spread to other cargo vehicles nearby that also carried combustible loads.

  4. NFPA 704 - Wikipedia

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    NFPA 704 safety squares on containers of ethyl alcohol and acetone. "NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response" is a standard maintained by the U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association.

  5. Wild dashcam video shows out-of-control truck slam into first ...

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    An out-of-control truck slammed into two first responder vehicles in Michigan this week, shocking dash camera video showed.. The first responders were assisting another accident on the snow ...

  6. Emergency vehicle equipment - Wikipedia

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    A fire truck uses an air horn to alert cars of its presence. Air horn - These devices force compressed air from the vehicle's air brake system against a diaphragm, creating a loud noise. Air horns used on emergency vehicles usually have a distinctive tone so they can easily be distinguished from other large vehicles, commanding urgency.

  7. WATCH: Firefighters run for their lives as out-of-control ...

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    Emergency responders along an icy Interstate 94 in Comstock Township, Michigan, ran for their lives Thursday morning when a box truck driver lost control, skidded along the slippery highway and ...

  8. Area firefighters practice defensive driving in Ohio Fire ...

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    To motorists, firefighters Thursday said the best advice is when you're driving and see and hear a fire truck or emergency vehicle coming, "go right or stay put." lwhitmir@gannett.com 419-521-7223

  9. 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. Solid stream A fire-fighting water stream emitted from a smooth-bore nozzle.