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  2. America Burning - Wikipedia

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    America Burning: The Report of The National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control is a 1973 report written by the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control to evaluate fire loss in the United States and to make recommendations to reduce loss and increase safety of citizens and firefighting personnel.

  3. List of first response mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    RECEO (The general priorities at a fire scene in order, with 'V' and 'S' being added in as is appropriate considering the fire, personnel and equipment.) [9] R escue - Get known victims out of danger and conduct assessments (whether through internal searches or interviewing of occupants) regarding the potential of un-confirmed or unknown victims.

  4. Emergency service response codes - Wikipedia

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    Country Fire Authority There are two types of response for the Country Fire Authority which cover the outer Melbourne Area. These are similar to those used by Ambulance Victoria, minus the use of Code 2. Code 1: A time critical event with response requiring lights and siren. This usually is a known and going fire or a rescue incident.

  5. List of firefighting mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    Alarm - raise the alarm and alert persons to the presence of fire. C onfine - shut doors and reduce airflow and fuel sources to the fire, to reduce its spread. E xtinguish or E vacuate - extinguish the fire if it's safe to do so, or coordinate the evacuation from the area.

  6. Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 was created in response to the 1973 National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control report, America Burning. [1] The report's authors estimated fires caused 12,000 deaths, 300,000 serious injuries and $11.4 billion in property damage annually in the United States, asserting that "the richest and most technologically advanced nation in the ...

  7. Firefighter - Wikipedia

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    Firefighting priorities and tactics: The incident commander should consider these priorities and firefighting tactics at a structure fire: Incident Priorities · Life safety – primary and secondary "All Clear(s)" (A/C) · Property conservation – "Loss Stopped" (L/S)

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  9. National Fire Information Council - Wikipedia

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    The National Fire Information Council (NFIC) is a United States agency that encourages and perpetuates the use of a standardized national incident reporting system (the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)) as a means of addressing the nation's fire problem and related emergency services issues.