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firefighting
Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context firefighting English) extinguishing a fire 2 the profession of being a firefighter 3 (context by extension English) solving an urgent problem n. 1 (context firefighting English) extinguishing a fire 2 the profession of being a firefighter 3 (context by extension English) solving an urgent problem
Wikipedia
Firefighting is the act of extinguishing fires. A firefighter suppresses and extinguishes fires to protect lives and to prevent the destruction of property and of the environment. Firefighters may provide other valuable services to their communities, including emergency medical services.
Firefighting demands a professional approach. Many firefighters achieve a high degree of technical skill as a result of years of training in both general firefighting techniques and developing specialist expertise in particular fire and rescue operations such as aircraft/airport rescue, wilderness fire suppression, and search and rescue.
One of the major hazards associated with firefighting operations could possibly be the toxic environment created by combustible materials, the four major risks are smoke, oxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, and poisonous atmospheres. Additional hazards include falls and structural collapse that can exacerbate the problems entailed in a toxic environment. To combat some of these risks, firefighters carry self-contained breathing equipment.
The first step in a firefighting operation is reconnaissance to search for the origin of the fire, to identify the specific risks, and to locate possible casualties.
Fires can be extinguished by water, fuel removal, or chemical flame inhibition.
Usage examples of "firefighting".
He did the firefighting demonstrations and got to the one where he was rubbing two bits of wood together to start the fire.
The Cleary Volunteer Fire Department had a long history of proud firefighting and a photo gallery to prove it.
One Friday night in February, me and Tommy go to a lecture on firefighting at the CFA bushfire headquarters, which is in the Mechanics Institute next to the Masonic Lodge building and is shared with the Amateur Dramatic Society and the Ladies Auxiliary.
A good scientist needed gut feelings and his had been honed by his firefighting training.
Iverson's prints were all over the clearing, the easily identifiable marks of a corrugated lug sole, the kind found on every pair of firefighting boots made by White's, the choice of elite wild-land firefighters from every land-management agency in the country.
Now I want you to bring down the drills and firefighting equipment and proceed as I outlined to the minionettes before.
Anna did have that in the form of the small yellow pocket notebook with the ten standard firefighting orders printed on the inside cover.