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  2. List of comparative firefighting ranks - Wikipedia

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    The following ranks are commonly found in indian fire departments. [3] Director general, fire and rescue services (head of the department) (IPS cadre officer in the rank of DGP) Director/additional director. Regional fire officer/ divisional officer/joint director. District fire officer.

  3. German Fire Services - Wikipedia

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    The Feuerwehr (German: fire defence) is a number of German fire departments. The responsible bodies for operating and equipping fire departments are the German communities ("Gemeinden") and cities ("Städte"). By law, they are required to operate fire-fighting forces. In cities, this is usually performed by the Fire Prevention Bureau, one of ...

  4. Firefighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A fire fighter's turnout gear staged in front of a fire engine. As of 2014, there were 1,134,400 firefighters in the United States (not including firefighters who work for the state or federal governments or in private fire departments). Of these, 346,150 (31%) are career and 788,250 (69%) are volunteer.

  5. NFPA 1001 - Wikipedia

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    NFPA 1001. NFPA 1001 (Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications) is a standard published by the National Fire Protection Association which identifies the minimum job performance requirements (JPRs) for career and volunteer firefighters whose duties are primarily structural in nature.

  6. Firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Firefighting is a profession aimed at controlling and extinguishing fire. [1] A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter or fireman. [2] Firefighters typically undergo a high degree of technical training. [2][3] This involves structural firefighting and wildland firefighting. Specialized training includes aircraft ...

  7. Volunteer fire department - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Volunteer fire department. A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. Volunteer and retained (on-call) firefighters are expected to be on call to respond to emergency calls for long periods of time, and are summoned to ...

  8. International Association of Fire Fighters - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.iaff.org. The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is a labor union representing paid full-time firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL–CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada.

  9. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Vollie: A volunteer firefighter. Volunteer fire department: An organization of part-time firefighters who may or may not be paid for on-call time or firefighting duty time, but who in nearly all states are held to the same professional training standards and take the same examinations to advance in rank as career firefighters. [In some regions ...