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2. 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 ...

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Volunteer fire department - Wikipedia

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   Volunteer fire department. A volunteer fire department ( VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. Volunteer and retained (on-call) firefighters are expected to be on call to respond to emergency calls for long periods of time, and are summoned to the fire ...

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   7. Candy Coated Valentine. Greetings Island. This candy-themed free printable card from Greetings Island would be a perfect complement to a box of Valentine’s chocolates for your sweetheart. The ...

7. 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.