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Enfilade fire—gunfire directed against an enfiladed formation or position—is also commonly known as "flanking fire". [1] Raking fire is the equivalent term in naval warfare. Strafing, firing on targets from a flying platform, is often done with enfilade fire. It is a very advantageous, and much sought for, position for the attacking force.
The cylinder is forced into the angle of the notch, between the "leg" and "back" of the K. The hard steel bites into the softer metal and provides the needed purchase. The halligan is then inserted into the socket and used to pry the K-tool off the door, thereby pulling the entire key cylinder out.
A fire naturally occurs when the elements are present and combined in the right mixture. [3] A fire can be prevented or extinguished by removing any one of the elements in the fire triangle. For example, covering a fire with a fire blanket blocks oxygen and can extinguish a fire. In large fires where firefighters are called in, decreasing the ...
The Essentials of Fire Fighting (7th edition) is divided into 5 sections (A through E) which contain 27 chapters. Chapters 1 through 22 focus strictly on fire fighting content as required by Chapters 4 and 5 of NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications (2019 edition). Chapter 23 provides meets the training requirements ...
3.2 Fire departments. 3.3 Unions and professional associations. 3.4 Museums. 3.5 Training establishments. 4 History of firefighting. 5 General firefighting concepts.
Fire engineering's roots date back to ancient Rome, when the Emperor Nero ordered the city to be rebuilt utilizing passive fire protection methods, such as space separation and non-combustible building materials, after a catastrophic fire. [3] The discipline of fire engineering emerged in the early 20th century as a distinct discipline ...
3D zone control: The strategy of 3D zone control intended to improve the safety of firefighters operating inside a burning structure.It attempts to safeguard the immediate locality of any space occupied by firefighters in resorting to various defensive actions that (a) confine the fire; (b) remove combustion products safely and effectively; or (c) mitigate dangers in the hot-gas layers.
A fog nozzle. A fog nozzle is a firefighting hose spray nozzle that breaks its stream into small droplets.By doing so, its stream achieves a greater surface area, and thus a greater rate of heat absorption, which, when compared to that of a smoothbore nozzle, speeds its transformation into the steam that smothers the fire by displacing its oxygen.