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  2. International Association of Fire Fighters - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .iaff .org. The International Association of Fire Fighters ( IAFF) is a labor union representing paid full-time firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL–CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada.

  3. Firefighter - Wikipedia

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    Rescue, fire protection, civil service, public service, public safety. A firefighter (or fire fighter) is a first responder trained in firefighting, primarily to control and extinguish fires that threaten life and property, as well as to rescue persons from confinement or dangerous situations. Male firefighters are sometimes referred to as ...

  4. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Alarm: (1) system for detecting and reporting unusual conditions, such as smoke, fire, flood, loss of air, HAZMAT release, etc.; (2) a specific assignment of multiple fire companies and/or units to a particular incident, usually of fire in nature; (3) centralized dispatch center for interpreting alarms and dispatching resources.

  5. U.S. Defense Department firefighters - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Department of Defense employs civilians who are stationed at military bases to work as firefighters. These personnel have their own uniforms and equipment, but are not considered to be members of a military unit. They are responsible for firefighting, but they may also receive aid from military units.

  6. Interagency Fire Qualifications Rating - Wikipedia

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    Interagency Fire Qualifications Rating. An Interagency Fire Qualifications Card or a "Red Card" is a small card issued to wildland firefighters in the United States at the beginning of each season by their home unit. The card contains information as to which wildland fire positions (outlined in NWCG Publication PMS 310-1) the person is both ...

  7. Firefighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A fire fighter's turnout gear staged in front of a fire engine. As of 2014, there were 1,134,400 firefighters in the United States (not including firefighters who work for the state or federal governments or in private fire departments). Of these, 346,150 (31%) are career and 788,250 (69%) are volunteer.