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An Iranian soldier performing a fireman's carry to rescue a wounded comrade while using his pistol in a military exercise. A fireman's carry or fireman's lift (also firefighter's-) is a technique allowing one person to carry another person without assistance, by placing the carried person across the shoulders of the carrier. [1]
The effectiveness of stop, drop and roll may be further enhanced by combining it with other firefighting techniques, including the use of a fire extinguisher, dousing with water, or beating the flames on oneself (blankets are commonly used for that). Those teaching the technique are advised to teach children the proper circumstances for its use.
An elite corps of USAF Firefighters, Airborne Rescuemen/Firefighters, were part of these rescue operations. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Pararescue personnel were part of these packages to provide medical assistance for injured aircrew as well as the ability to patrol for missing aircrew that might have been unconscious or dead.
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Training at the Louis F. Garland Fire Academy is some of the most difficult firefighting training in the world. The 17th Training Wing has as its primary mission "To train world-class firefighters." Two USAF Firefighters stand guard by the P-19 fire truck near FOB Apache, Afghanistan, 12 Aug 2011
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[5] [6] Depending on the state, they may be variously named as state military, state military force, state guard, state militia, or state military reserve. Every state defense force is also the command authority for the " unorganized militia ", which is defined as every able bodied male between the age of 17 and 45 who is not already serving in ...