Firefighting Firefighting An accelerant is any substance or mixture that "accelerates" the development of fire. Accelerants are often used to commit arson, and some accelerants may cause an explosion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Accelerant"
Aerial firefighting is a method to combat wildfires using aircraft. The types of aircraft used may be either fixed-wing or helicopters. Agents used to fight fires may be either water or specially-formulated fire retardants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aerial firefighting"
A backdraft is a situation which can occur when a fire is starved of oxygen; consequently combustion ceases but the fuel gases and smoke remain at high temperature. If oxygen is re-introduced to the fire, eg. by opening a door to a closed room, combustion can restart often resulting in a near-explosive effect as the gases heat and expand. This effect is the basis for the synonym smoke explosion. Characteristic signs include yellow or brown smoke, smoke which exits small holes in puffs (often found around the edges of doors and windows), and windows which appear brown or black when viewed from the exterior. These darker colors are caused by incomplete combustion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Backdraft"
Backdraft is an American movie released in 1991, directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro and Scott Glenn star. Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Jason Gedrick and J.T. Walsh are also featured. The story is about firefighters in Chicago on the trail of a serial arsonist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Backdraft (film)"
BLEVE, pronounced blevy, is an acronym for Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion. This is a type of explosion that can occur when a vessel containing a pressurized liquid is ruptured. Such explosions can be extremely hazardous. When the liquid is water, the explosion is usually called a steam explosion. ...more on Wikipedia about "BLEVE"
The CL-215 was the first model in a series of purpose-built firefighting aircraft built by Canadair and later Bombardier. This amphibious aircraft serves a number of roles in a number of countries, ranging from forest fire fighting to oil spill control on the open sea. Nicknamed "Super Scooper", the aircraft can skim lakes or reservoirs to fill its tanks with water. The water is mixed with additives and then dropped on wildfires and occasionally structure fires. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canadair CL-215"
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Chief fireman — is a senior officer of a firefighting crew, the driver of fire car. In imperial Russia he was known as brandmeister (from German Brand - "fire" and Meister - literally "master") and was the police officer, the chief of one of city fire-fighting crews. In modern German fire guard there are also posts of oberbrandmeister (the senior brandmeister) and hauptbrandmeister (chief brandmeister). Conditions of their service in Germany, besides other, include German citizenship or citizenship of EU and the driver's class B license (earlier - class III). ...more on Wikipedia about "Chief fireman"
A chip pan is a deep cooking pan used to fry chips, where the pan is filled with oil or fat, and the sliced potatos added. Strong heat is then applied. Today, they are made from either aluminium or stainless steel, although in the past were commonly made from cast iron. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chip pan"
Cold Fire is a fire extinguisher product manufactured by Fire Freeze Worldwide, Inc, on the market since 1991. It is UL listed as a class A and B Wetting Agent (listing number 2N75) in accordance with the US National Fire Protection Association standard 18 for wetting agents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cold Fire"
Prescribed or controlled burning is a part of forest management. Fire is a natural part of forest ecology and controlled fire is a useful tool for foresters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Controlled burn"
Convection is the transfer of heat by currents within a fluid. It may arise from temperature differences either within the fluid or between the fluid and its boundary, other sources of density variations (such as variable salinity), or from the application of an external motive force. It is one of the three primary mechanisms of heat transfer, the others being conduction and radiation. Convection occurs in atmospheres, oceans, and planetary mantles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Convection"
The Dead Man Zone is the area directly around a bushfire that is unburnt, and therefore can burn if the wind were to change direction, or a new fire to start. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dead Man Zone"
The term drafting water refers to the use of suction to move a liquid such as water from a vessel or body of water below the intake of a suction pump. A rural fire department or farmer might draft water from a pond as the first step in moving the water elsewhere. A suction pump creates a partial vacuum (a "draft") and the atmospheric pressure on the water's surface forces the water into the pump, usually via a rigid pipe (sometimes called a "dry hydrant") or a semi-rigid "suction hose". ...more on Wikipedia about "Draft (water)"
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The Emergency Response Guidebook is a book used by first responders ( firefighters, police officers, and ambulance personnel) when responding to a transportation emergency involving hazardous materials. It was first issued by the US Department of Transportation in 1973. It is divided into four color-coded sections. It is designed to only be used for the first thirty minutes of an emergency. ...more on Wikipedia about "Emergency Response Guidebook"
An escape fire is a fire lit to clear an area of vegetation in the face of an approaching wildfire when no escape exists. Unlike backfires, escape fires are not attempts to control – let alone stop – a wildfire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Escape fire"
A fire chief's vehicle, also called a "chief unit" or a "fire chief's car" or a "fire car", is a car, truck, or SUV that is used by a fire chief at fire scenes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire chief's vehicle"
Fire control consists of depriving a fire of fuel, oxygen or heat. The standard way is to remove heat by spraying the burning solid fuels with water from a fire-hose. Some fuels float on water, and are actually spread by water (such as gasoline). Some departments can use chemical dust even on large fires. These are preferable because the property damage can be so much less than with water. Petroleum fires are more often smothered with foam. In electrical fires, the crucial thing is to turn off the electricity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire control"
Fire fighting is the knowledge and techniques required to extinguish a fire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire fighting"
A fire marshal, also called a fire police officer or fire investigator, is an official who is both a police officer and a firefighter. A fire marshal oversees fire prevention bureau activities and investigates fire scenes to detect if arson has been commited. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire marshal"
Fire on the Mountain is a 1999 book by John Norman Maclean. The book is about the fatal South Canyon wildfire on Storm King Mountain in 1994 in Colorado, which took the lives of 14 firefighters. A majority of those who lost their lives were from a single hotshot crew based in Prineville, Oregon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire on the Mountain (1999 book)"
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Fire police are unarmed volunteer firefighters with special police training who are responsible for traffic control, crowd control, fire and incident scene security, apparatus security, and station security during calls for service. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire police"
Fire safety is a component of Building Safety. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire safety"
The United Kingdom's Fire Service College is at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England. It is an executive agency and comes under the authority of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire Service College"
A fire station is a building or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus (i.e, fire engines and related vehicles), personal protective equipment, firehose, fire extinguishers, and other firefighting equipment. It may also have dormitory living facilities and work areas such as meeting rooms, workshop, or laundry. Living areas are sometimes arranged above the garage bays and firefighters may have special means to allow entry to the ground floor quickly when a call for help is received such as sliding down a brass pole (called a firepole). This arrangement also allows for a raised area to hang hoses to dry to prevent damage. In a one floor station, a tower like structure is sometimes used specially for hose hanging. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire station"
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