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There are currently 2 wildland firefighter ratings. Firefighter Type 2, which is the basic firefighter qualification, and is required for most operational positions. The Firefighter Type 2 requires several introductory classes as well as a practical day in the field. The dispatch code for a Firefighter Type 2 is FFT2.
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.
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.
The then-named Manitoba Department of Natural Resources established a stand-by system for all aircraft contracted for forest fire protection missions. This consisted of five levels of readiness, depending on the fire forecast and the time of day: Red Alert: Crews are at the base with the aircraft serviced, fueled and ready for immediate dispatch.
The orders were developed from lessons learned in a number of major wildland fires that led to the deaths of trapped firefighters including the Shoshone National Forest Blackwater fire of 1937 and the Helena National Forest Mann Gulch Fire in 1949. The order can be a basis for evaluating the aftermath of a firefighting situation, although some ...
The pack test may be given as part of the S-130/S-190 basic wildland firefighter course. The pack test replaced as of the late 1990s an earlier physical fitness test called the step test , which measured physical fitness based on beginning and ending heart rate after a short workout on a set of stairs.
This infobox is designed to suit the wide variation in terminology between countries and between individual fire services. There is an extensive list of pre-named parameters for leadership and apparatus, which are suited to predominantly North American terminology, but generic parameters which can be adapted for individual requirements are also available.
Fire proximity suits first appeared during the 1930s, and were originally made of asbestos fabric. Today they are manufactured from vacuum-deposited aluminized materials that reflect the high radiant loads produced by the fire. An early manufacturer of the aluminized suits was the Bristol Uniforms company under the direction of Patrick Seager Hill.