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  2. Firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Firefighters douse a burning building in Massueville, Canada. 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 ...

  3. Centralia mine fire - Wikipedia

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    Garbage had concealed the hole and prevented it from being filled with non-combustible material. It is possible that this hole led to the mine fire, as it provided a pathway to the labyrinth of old mines under the borough. Evidence indicates that, despite these efforts to douse the fire, the landfill continued to burn.

  4. Arson - Wikipedia

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    Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property.Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, watercraft, or forests.

  5. Woman Allegedly Sets Fire to House After Being Denied ... - AOL

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    Firefighters worked to douse the flames for over two hours, before putting the fire out and declaring it extinguished at 8:40 a.m., per the statement. Officials said the American Red Cross was ...

  6. Opinion: In crises like wildfires, Angelenos want to help. We ...

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    Greg Voorhies tries to douse burning vegetation Wednesday to prevent a neighbor's house from igniting on Sinaloa Avenue as the Eaton fire continued to grow. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

  7. Boise firefighters douse tree fire along Boise River ... - AOL

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    The Boise Fire Department has had a busy day. Within the span of 24 hours, the department responded — and contained — a fire in the Boise Foothills, a tree fire along the Boise River Greenbelt ...

  8. Campfire - Wikipedia

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    Rain will douse a fire, but a combination of wind and fog also has a stifling effect. Metal fire rings generally do a good job of keeping out wind, but some of them are so high as to impede the circulation of oxygen in a small fire. To make matters worse, these tall fire rings also make it very difficult to blow on the fire properly.

  9. Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on ...

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    A man set himself on fire Friday outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial ... David said he saw the man begin to douse himself in something before taking out a ...