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Tetanus (from Ancient Greek τέτανος ' tension, stretched, rigid '), also known as lockjaw, is a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani and characterized by muscle spasms. In the most common type, the spasms begin in the jaw and then progress to the rest of the body.
Trismus is defined as painful restriction in opening the mouth due to a muscle spasm, [5] however it can also refer to limited mouth opening of any cause. [6] Another definition of trismus is simply a limitation of movement. [4] Historically and commonly, the term lockjaw was sometimes used as a synonym for both trismus [2] and tetanus. [7]
The Station Fire was the largest wildfire of the 2009 California wildfire season.It burned in the Angeles National Forest, igniting on August 26, 2009, near the U.S. Forest Service Angeles Station 11 ranger station on the Angeles Crest Highway, [3] [4] and burned through October 16.
The Palisades Fire began at around 10:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Jan. 7, burning on the west side of Los Angeles County, including the Pacific Palisades and Malibu.
A short piece of fire hose, usually 10 to 20 feet (6.1 m) long, of large diameter, greater than 2.5 inches (64 mm) and as large as 6 inches (150 mm), used to move water from a fire hydrant to the fire engine, when the fire apparatus is parked close to the hydrant.
The Line Fire, which ignited Thursday in the foothills east of San Bernardino, had burned 17,459 acres by Sunday morning and was 0% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry ...
The International Association of Fire Chiefs' adopted a standard thread for 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch ID fire hose couplings at its annual convention in Duluth, apparently that of the Chicago coupling. [1] 1904-02-07 through 1904-02-08 Great Baltimore Fire kills between 0 and 4, depending on sources Caused NFPA to create fire hydrant standard.
The Los Angeles County Lifeguards served as the model for the hit television series Baywatch which was created by recurrent lifeguard Gregory J. Bonann. [3] Los Angeles County Lifeguards also provide marine firefighting, paramedic, and fire boat services to Catalina Island, with operations out of Avalon and the Isthmus [clarification needed]. [4]