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Fire Classifications

Fire Classifications

The purpose of fire classification is to help identify the type of fire and therefore choose the best extinguishing method. Fire classification is most often based upon the type of material and fuel for combustion. There are five main classes

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How Firefighting has Changed over the Years

How Firefighting has Changed over the Years

Firefighting has changed over time, and these changes have had an impact on the role of firefighters. In the past, firefighters were primarily responsible for extinguishing fires. However, today firefighters also play a vital role in fire prevention and education.

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Future Firefighters Scholarships February 2022

Future Firefighters Scholarships February 2022

Several students have been selected as recipients of the Future Firefighters February 2022 scholarships. Award-winning retired firefighter and founder of Future Firefighters, Roland Dykes said: “The Future Firefighters Board of Directors and myself thank all those who submitted scholarship applications.

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What You May Not Know About Fire Hydrants

What You May Not Know About Fire Hydrants

Do firefighters spray water from a fire hydrant directly onto a fire? And by the way, why are fire hydrants even necessary? Don’t fire trucks have huge tanks of water? FIRE HYDRANTS Fire hydrants are everywhere. Sometimes called fire plugs,

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Fighting Fire with Water: 5 Techniques

Fighting Fire with Water: 5 Techniques

What’s the best technique to put out a fire with water? Unless you’re already trained as a firefighter, you would not be faulted if you hadn’t thought about this. Surely just spraying as much water as possible and as fast

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Fire Truck? Or Fire Engine?

Fire Truck? Or Fire Engine?

Everyone knows what a fire truck is. However, technically speaking, if you’re in a conversation with a firefighter, and you point to a fire truck, he or she may tell you that’s actually a fire engine. So, what’s the difference?

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Firefighter Priority: Fight Fires or Provide Medical Response?

Firefighter Priority: Fight Fires or Provide Medical Response?

Nowadays, one of the primary responsibilities of most fire departments in the United States is providing Emergency Medical Services to those in need. Fire departments have been responding to accidents and medical emergencies for decades. Yet, some readers may be

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Firefighter Mandated Vaccines

Firefighter Mandated Vaccines

Founder of Future Firefighters, Roland Dykes, speaks on Our Ventura TV, about mandated COVID-19 vaccines for the LA County Fire Department. In a number of places around the world, vaccinations against COVID-19 have become a controversial topic. In this 10

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2021 Scholarship Recipients

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Several students have been selected as recipients of the Future Firefighters 2021 scholarships. Award-winning retired firefighter and founder of Future Firefighters, Roland Dykes said: “The Future Firefighters Board of Directors and myself thank all those who submitted scholarship applications. Firefighters

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The Language of Fire Dynamics

The Language of Fire Dynamics

According to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, “Fire Dynamics is the study of how chemistry, fire science, material science and the mechanical engineering disciplines of fluid mechanics and heat transfer interact to influence fire behavior. ” Stated

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