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  2. Bunker gear - Wikipedia

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    Bunker gear (also known as turnout gear, fire kit and incident gear [original research?]) is the personal protective equipment (PPE) used by firefighters. The term is derived from the fact that the trousers and boots are traditionally kept by the firefighters bunk at the fire station to be readily available for use.

  3. Fire proximity suit - Wikipedia

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    A fire proximity suit (also, silvers, silver bunker suit, or asbestos suit) is a suit designed to protect a firefighter or volcanologist from extremely high temperatures. They were first designed and used in the 1930s. Originally made of asbestos fabric, current models use vacuum-deposited aluminized materials.

  4. PF-89 - Wikipedia

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    The PF-89 or Type 89 is a portable, disposable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled rocket launcher.Developed by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the PF-89 was designed to replace the obsolete Type 69 RPG, providing a man-portable, single-use assault weapon system that could be used mainly by infantry squads to engage and defeat light armor and bunkers.

  5. GBU-72 - Wikipedia

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    The GBU-72 underwent a series of tests at Eglin Air Force Base. [1] [5] These included a number of ground based tests which included detonating the bomb’s warhead within an array of barriers to measure its blast and other effects, and airborne tests between July and October 2021 which included confirming "the weapon could safely release from the aircraft and validate a modified 2,000-pound ...

  6. Light and air unit - Wikipedia

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    It also carries a supply of spare air cylinders. Air and light units are highly customizable and can vary significantly between departments. [3] Units are also equipped with diesel generators, which supply electricity to power portable lights and overall scene illumination equipment. [4] This is usually done via a roof-mounted telescoping light ...

  7. PASS device - Wikipedia

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    A PASS device (personal alert safety system), also known as a distress signal unit (DSU) or ADSU (automatic distress signal unit), is a personal safety device used primarily by firefighters entering a hazardous or "immediately dangerous to life and health" environment such as a burning building.

  8. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes called bunker gear. See PPE. Includes helmet, jacket and boots, and some departments include fire-resistant pants. Turntable rotating base of an aerial ladder that permits the ladder to be elevated and extended in any direction from a fixed location.

  9. Besseringen B-Werk - Wikipedia

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    There was another machine gun in a flank fire position of the bunker that covered the entrance. It is not entirely clear which machine gun was used here. The weapon was fixed to a box stand (Untersetzkasten) with the corresponding gun mount. The flank fire position had a 7P7 armoured embrasure plate with a thickness of 10 centimetres and a ...