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What Are Some Important Power Rescue Tools?

Power Spreader

If you’ve been held up in a traffic jam due to a car accident blocking all or part of the road up ahead, there’s a possibility that emergency rescue personnel may require powered rescue tools to access crash victims before

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Scholarship Applications Due

Future Firefighters Scholarships

You’ve only got a few weeks left to submit your application for the next scholarship and financial aid offering. Future Firefighters provides scholarships (age 17 and above) to individuals around the world to help them become Emergency Medical Technicians and

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What is Firefighter Turnout Gear?

Firefighter Turnout Gear

One of the definitions of “turnout” in the American Heritage Dictionary states: “An outfit or array of equipment, especially that worn by a firefighter.” Firefighter turnout gear (also known as bunker gear) represents the personal protective equipment (PPE) used by

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Firefighting Foam Risks and Protection

Firefighter Foam

Water is the first thing most people think of for putting out a fire. And for many types of fires, it’s been doing that successfully for a long time. But water doesn’t work for all fires, most notably, oil fires.

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Firefighter Thermal Imaging Cameras

Firefighter Thermal Imaging Camera

The most important goal of firefighting is to save lives. When arriving at a structure fire a team of firefighters conducts a rapid but thorough search before or during fire suppression to locate and rescue any victims. The risks can

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Types of Firefighting Jobs

Firefighter Gear

Putting out fires may be the most visible and intuitive role of a firefighter, but there are a number of different job titles that pertain to a career in the fire services. Probationary Firefighter The probationary firefighter is at the

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Wildfire Home Safety

Forest Fire

WILDFIRE HOME SAFETY Places such as the western United States and parts of Australia are known for their wildfires. Year after year these locations are in the news and wildfires have been making headlines even more so in recent years.

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Overview of Becoming a Firefighter

Overview of Becoming a Firefighter

Firefighters are essential to their communities. The scope of their work stretches beyond what many people realize. Of course they do fight fires, but they also: Respond to medical emergencies Aid in search and rescue efforts Help with traffic incidents

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Firefighter’s Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

firefighter

One of the greatest innovations in the fire service is the Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), which is a critical component in the personal protective equipment (PPE) used by today’s firefighters. This equipment is essential for allowing firefighters to operate in

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What is a Halligan Bar?

Halligan-Bar

A Halligan bar (also known as a Halligan tool), is a forced entry device used by firefighters (as well as law enforcement). If you like to hit stuff and bend things to your will, this multipurpose tool is for you.

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