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  2. Essentials of Fire Fighting - Wikipedia

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    Essentials of Fire Fighting includes an appendix that lists the job performance requirements from the NFPA standards and cross-references those requirements to the chapters within the manual. These chapters include: Section A: Fire Fighter I 1. Introduction to the Fire Service and Firefighter Safety 2. Communications 3. Building Construction 4.

  3. Category:Firefighter tools - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Firefighter tools" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 ...

  4. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    A forcible entry tool for removing cylinder locks; used with a Halligan bar. Kelly tool A prying tool much like a Halligan tool without the right-angle pointed tip. Knox Box A box secured to the outside (esp. of a commercial occupancy) containing master keys, accessible by a high-security key available to responding firefighters.

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    Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace; also myspace; and sometimes my␣, with an elongated open box symbol) is a social networking service based in the United States. Launched on August 1, 2003, it was the first social network to reach a global audience and had a significant influence on technology, pop culture and music. [ 2 ]

  6. K-tool - Wikipedia

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    The K-tool, also known as a "K-spreader" or a "K-tool spreader," is a specialized forcible entry tool used by firefighters to gain access to buildings or other structures in emergency situations. It is named for its distinctive "K" shape, which allows it to be used for a variety of purposes. [ 1 ]

  7. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Life net - Wikipedia

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    A life net on display at the Napa Firefighters Museum in Napa, California. Vancouver fireman jumping into life net (1910) A life net, also known as a Browder Life Safety Net or jumping sheet, [1] is a type of rescue equipment formerly used by firefighters. When used in the proper conditions, it allowed people on upper floors of burning ...

  9. PASS device - Wikipedia

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    More recent PASS devices can also automatically activate if the device does not detect motion for 30 seconds, [1] so that the alert will sound if the firefighter is seriously injured or otherwise incapacitated. Some devices use a ball bearing on a track to sense firefighter movement and others use an infrared beam against a mirror mounted on a ...